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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Morbolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Morbolev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morbolev throws a hook but Nova blocks it.
Nova lands a lovely overhand right.
Nova blocks a leg kick.
Morbolev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morbolev circles away quickly and effectively.
Nova misses with a body shot.
Nova throws a sloppy body shot
and Morbolev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nova throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morbolev throws a good cross that connects.
Nova checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morbolev manages to avoid it.
Morbolev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morbolev's knee momentarily.
Morbolev misses with a straight left.
Nova throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Morbolev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morbolev throws a sloppy head kick and Nova moves out of range easily.
Nova throws a leg kick which misses Morbolev's front leg but catches the back leg as Morbolev tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova moves away from the strike by Morbolev.
Nova looks to throw the jab but Morbolev is out of range.
Nova misses with a lunging right hand
and Morbolev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nova misses with a hook. Morbolev ducked under it nicely.
Morbolev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nova makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nova throws a solid leg kick but Morbolev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nova.
Nova looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice combination there by Morbolev.
Nova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nova misses with the combination.
Nova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morbolev.
Morbolev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbolev slips a jab and a cross from Nova.
Nova takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morbolev throws a shot to the body.
Morbolev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morbolev counters with a solid body kick.
Morbolev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Nova misses its intended target.
Morbolev throws the left hand but Nova avoids the punch easily.
Morbolev scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Nova finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nova checks a low kick from Morbolev.
Nova checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morbolev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morbolev lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morbolev circles away quickly and effectively.
And Morbolev responds with a good body kick, but Nova manages to step out the way in time.
Nova is breathing heavily.
Morbolev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morbolev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nova dodges the punch combination from Morbolev.
Morbolev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nova misses with a few strikes there.
Morbolev throws a low kick but Nova avoids it.
Donk. Morbolev catches Nova right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Morbolev finds it's way through Nova's defenses.
Nova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Morbolev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morbolev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nova is rocked!
Nova scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Nova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morbolev blocks the body kick.
Nova seems to have got his legs back now.
Nova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morbolev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morbolev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nova checks a low kick from Morbolev.
Morbolev works Nova's body with a nice hook.
Nova checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morbolev looks to land a body kick but Nova moved away.
Morbolev scores with a sloppy right hand. Nova should have avoided that one.
Morbolev misses with a low kick.
Morbolev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Morbolev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morbolev avoids the head kick by Nova.
Morbolev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morbolev lands with a cross.
Nova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nova might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Nova misses.
Morbolev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morbolev throws a jab but it's blocked by Nova.
Nova misses with a combination
and Morbolev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morbolev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nova checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morbolev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nova was well out of range. Poor timing from Morbolev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nova scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morbolev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morbolev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Morbolev.
A combination from Nova does no damage.
It seemed like Morbolev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morbolev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Nova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morbolev scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morbolev's corner calls for a 1-2. Morbolev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morbolev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morbolev lands a left and a right that send Nova crashing to the mat, dazed. Morbolev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morbolev was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morbolev counters with a stiff right hand.
Morbolev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morbolev scores with a nice head shot.
Nova's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morbolev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nova scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbolev's corner calls for a 1-2. Morbolev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morbolev lands a jab to Nova's midsection.
A low kick from Morbolev is predictable there
and Nova counters with a leg kick.
Morbolev cracks Nova with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morbolev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nova to stand back up!
Morbolev scores with a hook to the body. Nova takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morbolev cracks Nova with a hook to the temple - Nova is on wobbly legs here! Morbolev swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nova falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Morbolev wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charlie Morbolev!
A very excited looking Charlie Morbolev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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