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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Yuen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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188 cm
39
210 lbs
34 - 22 - 1 |
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177 cm
38
160 lbs
29 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Morgan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yuen delivers a nice body kick. Morgan's corner calls for a 1-2. Morgan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut. Yuen lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Yuen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts. A swing and a miss from Morgan. Yuen doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Yuen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yuen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss! Yuen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morgan. Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Yuen ducks down to avoid it. Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yuen's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuen shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well. Yuen takes a shot right to the bread basket. Morgan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Yuen blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Yuen moves into the clinch. Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Yuen is blocking nicely.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan throws the left hand but Yuen avoids the punch easily. Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuen digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs. That kick from Yuen tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on. Yuen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range. Yuen avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Yuen throws a nice inside leg kick. Scott Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yuen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yuen works the jab nicely. Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A punch lands to the side of Morgan 's head but he takes it in his stride. Yuen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Yuen closes the distance and clinches. Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuen. Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Yuen moves out of range easily. Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing. No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yuen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Yuen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head. Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Yuen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yuen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Yuen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Yuen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Morgan keeping full guard, as Yuen tries to pass. Morgan is trying to keep Yuen in close.
Yuen controlling from the top position. Yuen lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yuen cracks Morgan with a solid left hand. Yuen trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Yuen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Yuen working the head and body with strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Yuen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut. That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan misses the jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Yuen does a little dance to reset his feet. Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Morgan misses the shot to the body. Morgan misses with a body punch
and Yuen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Morgan missing with a left hand there. Yuen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Yuen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Yuen is looking to chop away at Morgan's legs. Yuen lands with a right hand. Scott Morgan is winning the standup battle so far. Yuen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Morgan avoids the body shot from Yuen.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Yuen slips under a jab. Yuen connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan lands a lovely overhand right. Nice uppercut there from Yuen. Yuen misses with a low kick. Scott Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Yuen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Morgan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yuen. Yuen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Yuen persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yuen on the ground. Morgan is looking for a sweep. Yuen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Yuen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Morgan wants to improve his position but Yuen is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morgan is working hard here to advance position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Well, if Yuen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sean Yuen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Morgan throws a big shot that misses. Yuen cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Morgan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yuen counters with a huge left! Morgan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yuen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Morgan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yuen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Yuen! Sean Yuen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Tokyo United Fightwear , into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
64% |
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