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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arch Enemy - Nemesis. the goon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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176 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Likes ground |
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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
4 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, the goon! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morko throws a right and a left that both miss. Morko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. goon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Morko throws a right and a left that goon avoids nicely. Morko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by goon. Morko rushes goon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Morko misses with an elbow over the top. Morko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morko working some nice short punches in the clinch. Morko pushes off an throws an elbow but goon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. goon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morko pulls him back up using the underhooks. Morko stops a takedown attempt from goon.
goon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morko has him pressed against the cage. goon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morko breaks the clinch.
goon throws a front kick aimed at Morko's knee but Morko avoids it well. Morko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. goon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morko. Morko prevents goon from improving his position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! goon trying to control from the bottom.
goon is looking for a sweep. Morko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Morko is tying to control. goon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Morko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Morko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for goon!
That's one minute gone in the round. Morko throws a wild left hand from mount and goon manages to wriggle his way back to half guard. Morko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for goon! goon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Morko is stalling here but it's allowed goon to get half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. goon is looking for a sweep. Morko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. goon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Morko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. goon trying to control but Morko postures up.
goon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for goon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morko scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Morko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. goon looking to control.
goon keeping moving, preventing Morko from controlling successfully. Morko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. goon looking for a guillotine here but Morko defends easily.
goon looks gassed! Morko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. goon working for a triangle but Morko defends it easily.
Morko tries to stand but goon is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morko stands up from guard. Let's bang! Morko shoots in and bounces goon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. goon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Morko is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. goon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Morko's back instead. Morko breaks goon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Morko is in close to goon's body, working some short punches and elbows. Morko passes goon's right leg, so he's now in half guard. goon actively working from the bottom here. Morko uses his free foot to push down on goon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for goon.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Morko. Morko looking to control but goon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. goon gets back to half guard. Morko wants to stand up but goon is controlling the position.
Morko passes the guard and advances to mount! Morko landing shots from mount. Morko tries to control but goon wriggling away. Morko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Morko avoids the attempt from goon to control. Morko trying to control but he's not successful this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morko looks to land a combination but goon avoids it well. goon fails with the takedown letting Morko counter with a right hand. Morko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Morko throws a series of punches but goon avoids them all with ease. Morko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and goon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morko's guard. Morko is looking for a triangle but goon pushes his legs off easily.
Morko looking to control.
goon pushing down on Morko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. goon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morko sees it coming and defends easily. goon scores with a couple of good hammerfists. goon throwing shots but Morko is blocking nicely. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. goon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Morko is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but goon pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morko is trying to get back to full guard. Morko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Morko trying to hold on to goon's head to control him but goon postures up.
goon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Morko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Morko getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Morko misses with a head kick.
Morko is looking to clinch. Morko moves in looking to clinch but goon pushes him off. Morko pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Morko moves into the clinch. Morko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two 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. goon is trying to break free. goon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Morko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Morko looking for a sweep. Not yet Morko, not yet. Morko keeping moving, preventing goon from controlling successfully. goon looking to pass the guard. goon won't allow Morko to get back to his feet. Morko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A head kick misses from Morko.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Morko as goon shoots in. Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the goon. Morko checks a leg kick. goon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morko.
Morko misses with a takedown and goon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morko! goon scoring with strikes but Morko is staying in there. goon tries to control but Morko wriggling away. goon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Morko really wants to buck goon off and get back to his feet. Morko tries to reverse the position but goon maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morko tries to hold on but goon pushes him away. goon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morko looks a forlorn figure.
Morko can't escape the position.
goon is going olschool here, as he tries to force Morko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morko shrugs it off. Morko is working to get back to half guard.
goon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Morko can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
the goon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
goon shoots in for a takedown but Morko shows good takedown defense. goon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Morko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. goon won't allow Morko to sweep him here. Morko uses the cage to get back to his feet.
goon avoids the head kick by Morko.
goon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Esko Morko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. goon misses with a takedown attempt and Morko counters with a left and a right that stings goon. A nice leg kick lands there from Morko. Morko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
goon shoots in and bounces Morko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. goon drops back looking for a leg! Morko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morko manages to kick goon off! goon jumps back into Morko's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Morko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. goon preventing the sweep. Morko working a defensive guard here.
goon passes into half guard. Morko is looking to control goon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morko avoid being mounted? goon seems to be working for a kimura but Morko defends the submission attempt. The fighters are battling for position here. Morko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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. goon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. goon trying to control the position from guard on top but Morko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Morko controls goon momentarily but goon frees himself. Morko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because goon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Morko wants to sweep but no luck. Morko is working hard here to advance position. Morko controls goon momentarily but goon frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Morko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
goon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Morko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst goon is controlling him. goon stopping the sweep attempt from Morko.
That's three minutes gone in the round. goon drops back looking for a leg! Morko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morko manages to kick goon off! goon jumps back into Morko's guard. goon postures up in Morko's guard and throws a big left but Morko blocks it. Morko tries to land a sweep but no joy. goon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. goon gets the takedown into side control. Morko strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. goon avoids the strikes from the bottom by Morko. Morko is looking to regain half guard here but goon keeps moving and retains side control. goon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morko, who protects the arm well. Morko is looking for a sweep. goon landing strikes. Morko tries to bench press goon off him but goon keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight! the goon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think goon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... the goon!
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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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