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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Amankwah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kofi Amankwah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rico Morales's chin.
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135 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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157 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Amankwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rico Morales!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amankwah slips under a jab from Morales.
Morales throws a body shot but no joy.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amankwah was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales gets tackled into the cage by Amankwah. Amankwah maintains the clinch.
Amankwah tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amankwah or not.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but Amankwah won't allow it.
Amankwah pulls guard.
Amankwah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Amankwah is on top in guard.
Amankwah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amankwah seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morales for as long as he can get away with.
Morales looking for a sweep. Not yet Morales, not yet.
Morales is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amankwah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amankwah.
Morales looking for a sweep. Not yet Morales, not yet.
Amankwah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amankwah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amankwah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amankwah.
Amankwah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amankwah chips away with some ground and pound.
Amankwah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amankwah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Amankwah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morales looking to control.
Amankwah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Amankwah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amankwah.
Amankwah postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morales wants to sweep but no luck.
Morales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amankwah controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amankwah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morales.
Amankwah clinches up against the cage.
Amankwah manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Amankwah looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Morales is defending well. Amankwah quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Morales has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Amankwah celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kofi Amankwah!
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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
RATING
37% |
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