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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko comes to the cage accompanied by Arch Enemy - Nemesis. Dirty Harry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Morko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirty Harry! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Harry misses its intended target. Nice shot lands for Morko. Harry throws a head kick that misses. Harry misses with a few strikes there.
Morko dodges the punch combination from Harry.
Harry throws a nice looking combination but Morko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Harry takes one on the button. Morko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Morko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Morko tries for a kimura but Harry is defending well. Morko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Morko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harry is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Harry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harry misses with an elbow from the bottom. Harry is looking for a sweep. Morko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Harry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Morko is putting a hurting on Harry here, landing some big shots from side control. Morko trying to control the position but Harry is working away. Morko working the ground and pound. Morko looking to control but instead Harry has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Morko trying to control the action but Harry is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morko passes to side control. Harry sneaks back into half guard. Harry looks gassed! Harry trying to hold on to Morko's head to control him but Morko postures up.
Morko wants to control but Harry is keeping him busy. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Morko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morko winds up and cracks Harry with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Harry is defending against the submission attempts here by Morko.
Harry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morko scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morko seems to be working for a kimura but Harry defends the submission attempt. Harry manages to get to full guard.
Morko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harry works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Harry keeping moving, preventing Morko from controlling successfully. Morko drops back looking for a leg! Harry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harry manages to kick Morko off! Morko jumps back into Harry's guard. Harry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Harry throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Harry keeping moving, preventing Morko from controlling successfully. Morko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Morko lands a couple of digs. Morko pushes down on Harry's leg and manages to get into half guard. Morko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Morko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harry is just riding it out for now. Morko eventually gives up the hold. Morko looks to score some points with some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Harry is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Morko is chipping away with strikes.
Morko lands some shots froms side control. Morko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Morko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Morko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Morko advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harry is breathing heavily. A nice elbow there by Morko. Morko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Morko trying to control but he's not successful this time. Morko unloading with bombs! Harry is squirming around, avoiding Morko's attempts to control the action. Morko dominating with strikes here. A nice elbow there by Morko. Harry regains half guard. Morko is keen to just control but Harry is a slippery customer. Morko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harry is just riding it out for now. Morko eventually gives up the hold. Morko seems to be working for a kimura but Harry defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morko lands strikes from half guard. Morko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Harry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Morko lands with a punch from half guard. Morko scoring with strikes to the body and head. Morko is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Harry has managed to free his arm - good work. Morko seems to be working for a kimura but Harry defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morko stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Harry misses with the combination.
Morko lands with a slapping head kick. Morko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Morko lands a couple of elbows. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morko's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Morko scoring with some ground and pound. Morko works over Harry with some ground and pound from guard. Morko distracts Harry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Morko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Esko Morko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morko connects with a couple of short punches. Harry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Morko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harry is on top in guard.
Morko wants to stand up but Harry is controlling him. Morko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harry thows a big elbow that misses. Morko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morko moves out of range of the leg kick from Harry. Harry cracks Morko with a good jab. Harry misses with a looping right. Esko Morko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Morko moves away from the strike by Harry. Good work by Morko as he checks the leg kick. Morko throws out a powerful jab. Morko misses with a wild combination.
Morko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harry sprawls well initially but Morko persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Harry is looking to improve his position.
Morko working over Harry with some ground and pound. Harry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Harry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Morko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Harry defend it? Morko steps over the head and cranks it - Harry is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Morko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Esko Morko!
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