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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov comes to the cage accompanied by Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again. Seppala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fivefold - Fighting Madness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fedor Morozov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala stuns Morozov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morozov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seppala defends it nicely.
Morozov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Seppala has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Seppala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seppala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morozov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morozov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seppala is pushing Morozov's head away, looking to escape. Morozov manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozov in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seppala manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morozov prevents Seppala from standing back up.
Seppala is refusing to be controlled, as Morozov sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Seppala is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morozov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morozov's back!
Seppala controlling well, preventing Morozov from escaping the position.
Seppala struggling to keep hold of the position.
Seppala connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Morozov to escape the position.
Seppala throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Morozov is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov is working hard here to advance position.
Seppala lands with a hammerfist to the side of Morozov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala trying to control.
Seppala lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Seppala.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Seppala's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Seppala keeps control of the position as Morozov tries to break free.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seppala is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Morozov. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morozov is in bad spot here.
Seppala somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov covering up well and avoiding damage.
Seppala throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Seppala misses with a punch to the head.
Morozov rolls, trying to escape but Seppala keeps control of the position.
Seppala scores with strikes from the back.
Seppala throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Morozov!
Morozov trying to get back to his feet but Seppala is in full control for now.
Seppala is landing with strikes from the back.
Seppala lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Morozov hold on?!
Seppala tries to get the hooks in deep but Morozov pushed the leg off.
Seppala controlling well, preventing Morozov from escaping the position.
Seppala is trying to stick to Morozov's back but Morozov is turning into Seppala. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Seppala's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morozov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morozov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seppala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morozov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seppala has momentary wrist control but Morozov slips an elbow through the middle.
Morozov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Seppala has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Morozov manages to get his head free but now Seppala has transitioned to an armbar! Morozov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Seppala! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henkka Seppala!
After winning the bout, Henkka Seppala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Fedor Morozov spoke after the fight, saying 'i want rematch'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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