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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 cm
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275 lbs
34 - 25 - 1 |
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191 cm
43
247 lbs
27 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Loco misses. Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loco on the side of the head. Loco gets in close and instigates a clinch. Morgan wants to break free but Loco has control.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Loco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage. Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loco blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Nice shot by Morgan. Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown and Loco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Loco stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan. Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Loco breaks the clinch.
Morgan lands with a right hand. Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Loco has taken the fight into the clinch. Loco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loco has managed to clinch.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage. Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. El Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Loco fails with a takedown attempt. Morgan lands a big head kick that sends Loco tumbling to the mat! Morgan takes a step backwards and waves Loco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Loco is rocked!
It looks like El Loco has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Loco fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him. Loco looks to clinch and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand. Loco tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Morgan cracks Loco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Oh Loco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Loco seems to have got his legs back now. Loco clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage. Loco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loco blocks a body shot from Morgan. Morgan misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Morgan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch. Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch. Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loco's efforts to push away. Loco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Loco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage. Loco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Loco wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance. Loco rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage. Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Loco tries to clinch up. Loco wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance. Morgan lands a high kick!
Loco blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Loco tries to clinch up and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Loco moves out of range of the strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big right from Morgan misses. Loco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Loco misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan lands the left hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan dominated that round. The cut man is working on El Loco's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Loco is looking to clinch. Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Loco is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loco instigates a clinch. Loco manages to break the clinch.
Loco closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage. Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan lands a big head kick that sends Loco tumbling to the mat! Morgan takes a step backwards and waves Loco back to his feet - he wants the finish! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Loco has taken the fight into the clinch. Loco tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage. Loco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Morgan lands a right hand. Loco blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Morgan. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Morgan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Loco wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch. Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Loco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage. Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Loco throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Morgan. A head kick by Morgan misses and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loco throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it. Loco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Loco. Morgan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loco throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily. Loco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Loco darts in trying to clinch and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Loco tries to clinch up and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Loco moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. El Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The fight stays on the outside here - Loco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loco closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage. Loco manages to break the clinch.
Loco misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan throws a fast counter high kick but Loco manages to duck under it in time. Loco has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan cracks Loco with a nice body shot. Loco manages to break the clinch.
Morgan punishes Loco's body with a nice straight punch. Loco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan. Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loco.
Loco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Loco counters with a nice uppercut. Loco misses with a double jab.
Loco throws an off balance right hand
letting Morgan counter with a right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Loco throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Morgan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Loco cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Loco rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loco lands with a right hand. Loco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that El Loco will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on El Loco's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Loco tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot. Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loco throws out the jab. Loco moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorgan. Morgan drops Loco with a beautiful combination! Loco stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morgan is looking for the KO! Loco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Morgan throws a head kick that misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Loco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Morgan throws out a counter right but Loco avoids it with no problem. A punch combination from Morgan misses. Loco looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range. A head kick misses from Morgan. Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Morgan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Morgan! Jason Morgan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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
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