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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Serra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Morgan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Serra.
Serra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Serra lands in his opponent's guard.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Serra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morgan is wriggling around but Serra manages to pass to half guard.
Morgan tries to kick Serra off but Serra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morgan throws a combination. Serra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Serra scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Serra slips nicely into half guard.
Serra seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
Serra wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Serra moves nicely into side control.
Morgan is letting Serra control him for a moment.
Serra trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face as Serra controls the position.
Morgan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Serra has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morgan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morgan tries to bum rush Serra with a series of wild strikes but Serra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Serra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morgan!
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Serra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Serra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
Serra tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Serra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Serra moves out of range.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Serra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Serra scores a takedown into full mount!
Serra with good strikes from the mount here!
Serra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Serra's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra working Morgan over with strikes here.
Serra looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Serra working Morgan over with strikes here.
Morgan is rocked!
Serra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Serra finish him?
You get the feeling that Morgan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Serra drops a big elbow. That's hurt Morgan! More shots from Serra and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Serra!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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