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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chef comes to the cage accompanied by C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan. Morrison has chosen Crawling 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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172 cm
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159 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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159 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Morrison! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Chef scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Morrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Chef checks it well. The Chef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morrison. That did some damage! The Chef connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back. Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Chef swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrison. The Chef scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. The Chef tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Chef manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by The Chef. Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Chef can pounce on him.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison misses the shot to the body. The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Morrison misses the jab. Morrison stuns The Chef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. The Chef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Chef jabs at Morrison's body. The Chef moves out of range of the body kick from Morrison.
Morrison avoids the body shot from The Chef.
Morrison throws a jab when The Chef was well out of range. Morrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Morrison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. The Chef works Morrison's body with a nice hook. The fighters circle momentarily. The Chef darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Tommy Morrison has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morrison misses with a looping left. The Chef avoids the body shot from Morrison.
This has been an exciting period of action! Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Chef.
Good work by The Chef as he checks the leg kick. The Chef is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
The Chef fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Morrison misses with a wild body shot. A head kick misses from Morrison. A shot to the body from Morrison misses and The Chef counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Raekwon The Chef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The Chef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison. The Chef walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morrison drops his hands momentarily and The Chef takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Morrison throws a low kick but The Chef moves out of range easily. Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but The Chef swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice body punch from The Chef. Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss! Morrison misses with a hook. The Chef just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison throws the left hand but The Chef avoids the punch easily. Morrison lands an overhand right. The Chef throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morrison on the side of the head. Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Morrison tried to score with a low kick but The Chef checks it. Morrison moves to clinch but The Chef breaks away and The Chef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morrison swings for the body but The Chef moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
The Chef throws a one two combo.
The Chef misses with a double jab.
The Chef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from The Chef tenderised Morrison's leg. Morrison is trying to keep his angry face on. Morrison missing with a left hand there. The Chef was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The Chef connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Morrison misses with a low kick as The Chef jumps back. Morrison moves in looking to clinch but The Chef pushes him off. The Chef swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raekwon The Chef dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tommy Morrison's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for The Chef. The Chef scores with a nice strike.
Morrison is rocked! The Chef fakes the body blow, causing Morrison to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Morrison goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raekwon The Chef! Raekwon The Chef retains his lightweight title! Raekwon The Chef gave a mention to Red Hand Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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