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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish - Phantom Of The Opera. Palelei has chosen Miracle - We Ain't Scared as his entrance music. 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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191 cm
28
247 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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185 cm
24
256 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Morgan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soa Palelei! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jab by Morgan. Morgan looks to land a body kick but Palelei moved away. Palelei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Palelei moves out of range easily. Jab by Morgan. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Palelei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. A big right from Palelei misses. Palelei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut. Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Palelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Morgan avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Palelei throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand. Palelei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Palelei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan misses with a low kick.
Jason Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palelei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palelei there as he acknowledges the shot. Palelei is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving. Morgan throws a front kick that sends Palelei stumbling back into the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Palelei checks a low kick from Morgan. Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palelei is rocked! Morgan throws out a loose jab but Palelei uses good head movement to avoid it. Palelei is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him? Palelei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan. Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Palelei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Palelei get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Palelei stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Morgan runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Morgan! Jason Morgan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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