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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburyan has chosen Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manvel Gamburyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm
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210 lbs
34 - 24 - 1 |
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165 cm
42
225 lbs
14 - 24 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 24 - 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
14 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manvel Gamburyan! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick from Morgan lands but Gamburyan takes it in his stride. Gamburyan avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Gamburyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a head kick. That will keep Gamburyan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
It looks like Manvel Gamburyan has been cut. Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Gamburyan fails to land the takedown. Gamburyan fails to land the takedown. Scott Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan. Gamburyan tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Danga de danga de dang - Gamburyan scores with a four punch combination! Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one. Morgan works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gamburyan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morgan to keep the fight standing. Morgan stalling against the cage.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gamburyan is keeping busy. Gamburyan wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan lands with a left to the head. Morgan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gamburyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gamburyan goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gamburyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Gamburyan down! Morgan is looking to finish but Gamburyan is intelligently defending himself.
Gamburyan is rocked! Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Gamburyan. Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Morgan trying to control but Gamburyan is working from the bottom. Gamburyan is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Gamburyan trying to control the position here. Gamburyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gamburyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan postures up.
Gamburyan pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage. Gamburyan wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment. Morgan gets to his feet. Gamburyan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Gamburyan goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward. Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head. Gamburyan tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Gamburyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Morgan stalling in the clinch.
Morgan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Morgan is trying to stall.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manvel Gamburyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gamburyan throws a combination that misses and Morgan counters with a series of strikes that sends Gamburyan to the canvas! Morgan follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Manvel Gamburyan's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan leaves Gamburyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gamburyan at a distance.
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gamburyan, pushing him back against the cage. Gamburyan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morgan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Gamburyan has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Scott Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morgan. Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gamburyan is breathing heavily. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gamburyan can do to turn this around? The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Morgan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Scott Morgan. Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Gamburyan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A looping hook to the body misses from Gamburyan. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet. Gamburyan shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Gamburyan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Gamburyan with a lazy takedown attempt and Morgan counters with a straight right hand. Gamburyan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body. Morgan feints a jab and as Gamburyan dips his head, Morgan unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Gamburyan right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Gamburyan falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Morgan smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Scott Morgan! A relieved looking Scott Morgan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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