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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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181 cm
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167 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haywood Jablowme!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
Jablowme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jablowme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jablowme tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morgan smiles and moves away.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Jablowme. Jablowme gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Jablowme takes it in his stride.
Jablowme blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jablowme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is not content to let Jablowme control the position.
Morgan trying to hold on to Jablowme's head to control him but Jablowme postures up.
Jablowme wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jablowme tries to stand and escape but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan tries to roll over but Jablowme keeps him under control.
Jablowme wants to pass the guard but Morgan is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jablowme is working for a kimura but Morgan is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme seems to be looking for submissions.
Morgan is looking to control Jablowme's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Jablowme seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Morgan keeping control of the position.
Jablowme is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Jablowme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morgan prevents Jablowme from standing back up.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Jablowme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jablowme tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to work for an arm triangle but Jablowme is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jablowme tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Jablowme is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morgan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Morgan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jablowme to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jablowme shrugs it off.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Jablowme is squirming around nicely.
Jablowme is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morgan.
Jablowme shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jablowme's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
David Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haywood Jablowme.
Jablowme is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jablowme takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Jablowme moved away.
Jablowme will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jablowme looks gassed!
Jablowme looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jablowme is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jablowme.
Morgan manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jablowme is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jablowme drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Jablowme moves out of range easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jablowme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jablowme tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan throws a head kick but Jablowme moves out of range.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Jablowme avoids them all with ease.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan throws a body punch but Jablowme moves out of range.
Jablowme slips under a jab.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Jablowme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jablowme closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Jablowme backpedaling.
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jablowme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Jablowme persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Jablowme doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jablowme gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jablowme shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morgan is trying to defend but Jablowme finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jablowme pulls his head out easily.
Jablowme is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Jablowme is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jablowme is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morgan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 David Morgan 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. This is the final round!
Jablowme shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Jablowme's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
David Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jablowme gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Jablowme's knee but Jablowme avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Jablowme moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Jablowme is avoiding it.
David Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan wants to slow Jablowme down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan misses with the body kick
and Jablowme counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morgan's guard now.
Jablowme lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablowme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan is stalling here. Jablowme is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morgan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jablowme has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Jablowme there.
Morgan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jablowme trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jablowme makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jablowme decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morgan, up you get!
Jablowme is breathing heavily.
Jablowme dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Jablowme tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan counters by clinching up.
David Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haywood Jablowme.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jablowme closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morgan quickly recovers to half guard.
Jablowme tries to stand and escape but Morgan is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to escape.
Haywood Jablowme has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Jablowme wants to advance to full mount but Morgan doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan has his feet on Jablowme's thighs here. He's pushed Jablowme off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jablowme screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Morgan!
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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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