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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jylha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's a Great Day to Whoop Somebodys Ass . Matt Jylha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Morrison's chin.
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154 lbs
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180 cm
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Jylha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jylha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jylha misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Morrison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Jylha misses.
Tommy Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown by Jylha or perhaps it was just good defense by Morrison which made him look bad.
Morrison slips under a jab from Jylha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Jylha's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jylha looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
A jab from Jylha misses.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Jylha counters with a nice uppercut.
Jylha throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Jylha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Jylha.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jylha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jylha throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jylha shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Jylha throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Jylha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Jylha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommy Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morrison dips to his left and cracks Jylha with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Morrison is predictable there
and Jylha counters with a leg kick.
Morrison scores with a push kick.
Morrison throws a combination that misses
and Jylha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Morrison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Jylha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jylha.
Morrison throws a jab when Jylha was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jylha tries to land a leg kick but Morrison saw it coming and moves away.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jylha avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
letting Jylha counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jylha defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Morrison will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison thows a leg kick but Jylha checks it
and Jylha counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison lands an overhand right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morrison in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Jylha's head but Jylha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jylha thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jylha throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Jylha misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a combination that misses
letting Jylha counter with a right hand.
Jylha throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Jylha moves out of range easily.
Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jylha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A clash of legs there as Jylha blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Jylha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Jylha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jylha throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Jylha throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Jylha tries to land a front kick but Morrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrison swings for the body but Jylha moves out of range.
Jylha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jylha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jylha misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a nice leg kick.
Morrison wants to slow Jylha down by chopping away at his legs.
Morrison tries to land a leg kick but Jylha saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrison thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Jylha misses its intended target.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jylha misses with a low kick.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jylha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jylha blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses
and Jylha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Jylha dominated that second round.
That's time! Jylha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Jylha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jylha is looking to score with low kicks.
Jylha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jylha moves away.
Jab from Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jylha checks a leg kick.
Morrison walks into a stiff left hand from Jylha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Jylha misses
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Jylha misses with the combination.
Morrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jylha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jylha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Jylha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jylha throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jylha.
Nice uppercut there from Morrison.
Jylha misses with a right hand
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morrison moves out of range as Jylha strikes.
Jylha fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jylha connects with a single shot there.
Jylha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jylha looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison misses with a leg kick.
Jylha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison throws a front kick aimed at Jylha's knee but Jylha avoids it well.
Morrison throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jylha throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jylha manages to avoid it.
Jylha lunges at Morrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morrison's hand.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Jylha counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Morrison takes one on the button.
Jylha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Jylha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 Matt Jylha.
Well Jylha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Jylha!
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energy
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hype
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