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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tromundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Tromundo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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204 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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204 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Tromundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tromundo drives through and clinches with Morozov against the cage.
Tromundo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morozov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morozov is working for takedown but Tromundo is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tromundo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tromundo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morozov avoids the damage to the body.
Tromundo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morozov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tromundo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tromundo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tromundo can't find room to land a body shot as Morozov controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tromundo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morozov jumps into guard, dragging Tromundo to the mat.
Tromundo distracts Morozov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tromundo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tromundo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morozov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tromundo has managed to get both his arms back between Morozov's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tromundo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tromundo is aware though and is defending well.
Tromundo throws a big right hand that misses.
Morozov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tromundo manages to get himself to full guard.
Morozov stopping the sweep attempt from Tromundo.
Morozov passes into half guard.
Morozov wants to work for an arm triangle but Tromundo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tromundo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
Morozov is thwarting Tromundo's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tromundo gets back to full guard.
Tromundo is pulling down on Morozov's head to control his posture.
Morozov working some strikes from top position.
Morozov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tromundo looking for a sweep. Not yet Tromundo, not yet.
Tromundo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morozov throwing strikes but missing.
Morozov throwing strikes from guard but Tromundo blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tromundo trying to control the position.
Tromundo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morozov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morozov throwing strikes but missing.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tromundo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tromundo is retaining full guard.
Tromundo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morozov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morozov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tromundo's head.
Tromundo controls Morozov momentarily but Morozov frees himself.
Tromundo wants to sweep here but Morozov controlling him for the moment.
Tromundo controls Morozov momentarily but Morozov frees himself.
Morozov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tromundo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morozov passes Tromundo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morozov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tromundo defends it well.
Tromundo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morozov prevents Tromundo from improving his position.
Morozov trying to control the action but Tromundo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Morozov dominated that round.
That's time! Tromundo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tromundo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morozov is defended easily by Tromundo.
Tromundo throws a head kick but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov moves out of range of the body kick.
Tromundo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morozov shoots for a takedown but Tromundo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivan Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tromundo. Morozov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tromundo as he avoids it easily.
Joe Tromundo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Morozov.
Tromundo moves into the clinch successfully.
Tromundo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morozov avoids the damage to the body.
Morozov looking for a takedown.
Morozov tries to pull guard but Tromundo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tromundo.
Morozov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morozov goes for a takedown attempt but Tromundo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromundo lands a high kick!
It looks like Ivan Morozov has been cut.
Tromundo clinches up against the cage.
Tromundo stalling in the clinch.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morozov avoids it.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morozov avoids it.
Tromundo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morozov's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tromundo.
Tromundo effectively controlling the action here.
Morozov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tromundo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tromundo tries a knee to the head but Morozov blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Tromundo.
Tromundo is pressed up against the cage. Morozov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tromundo down to the mat. Tromundo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tromundo throws a head kick that misses.
Joe Tromundo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tromundo. Morozov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tromundo is looking to land body kicks.
Tromundo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tromundo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morozov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morozov goes for a takedown attempt but Tromundo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tromundo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morozov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Tromundo.
Tromundo misses with a wild combination.
Morozov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morozov avoids a kick to the body.
Tromundo tries to land a leg kick but Morozov saw it coming and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morozov.
Morozov misses with a takedown attempt - Tromundo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromundo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tromundo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morozov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tromundo tries to clinch up.
Morozov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tromundo tries to clinch but Morozov moves out of range.
Tromundo closes the distance and pushes Morozov back into the cage.
Tromundo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo is trying to maintain a safe position but Morozov gets an underhook and turns Tromundo into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tromundo.
Morozov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tromundo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the head but Morozov blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov goes for a takedown attempt but Tromundo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tromundo moves into the clinch.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morozov avoids it.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tromundo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morozov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tromundo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morozov up against the cage.
Tromundo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tromundo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morozov.
Morozov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tromundo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Tromundo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Morozov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tromundo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morozov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tromundo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tromundo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tromundo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tromundo misses with a low kick.
Tromundo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tromundo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tromundo moves into the clinch.
Joe Tromundo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo trying to control the position but instead, Morozov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tromundo into the cage.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo is stalling here.
Morozov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tromundo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov is trying to stall.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morozov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morozov is trying to trip Tromundo. He has hold of a leg but Tromundo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morozov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tromundo wants to stand up but Morozov is controlling him.
Morozov preventing the sweep.
Morozov passes Tromundo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morozov seems to be working for a kimura but Tromundo defends the submission attempt.
Tromundo wants to control but Morozov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromundo is trying to stand.
Morozov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tromundo's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morozov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tromundo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morozov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tromundo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morozov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tromundo has wrist control.
Tromundo wants to sweep here but Morozov controlling him for the moment.
Morozov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morozov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov distracts Tromundo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tromundo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morozov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morozov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morozov connects with a couple of short punches.
Tromundo keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.
Tromundo wants to get back to his feet but Morozov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morozov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morozov is in close to Tromundo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morozov distracts Tromundo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tromundo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morozov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morozov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tromundo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morozov has Tromundo in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tromundo wants to get up but he can't break Morozov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Morozov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morozov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Morozov!
Ivan Morozov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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