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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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184 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Molotov lands a front kick.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Molotov circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molotov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Molotov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Molotov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Molotov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan tries to bum rush Molotov with a series of wild strikes but Molotov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Molotov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Oleg Molotov has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Molotov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Molotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molotov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Molotov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Molotov dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Molotov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molotov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Molotov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Molotov passes to full mount!
Morgan really wants to buck Molotov off and get back to his feet.
Morgan looks gassed!
Molotov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan?
Molotov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morgan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morgan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Molotov controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Morgan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Molotov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morgan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morgan shrugs it off.
Molotov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morgan really wants to buck Molotov off and get back to his feet.
Molotov has control of Morgan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morgan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Molotov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morgan has worked his arm free - good work by Morgan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oleg Molotov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Molotov rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Molotov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Molotov has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan wants to break free but Molotov has control.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molotov tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
Morgan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Molotov.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Molotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molotov moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Molotov misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Molotov throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Molotov with that takedown attempt.
Molotov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Molotov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Molotov has time to react.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oleg Molotov's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Molotov is rocked!
Matt Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molotov walks straight into a right hand from Morgan - that's dropped him! Morgan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Molotov from any more punishment! Molotov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
71% |
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