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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herman Morrow (ranked 24589 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Zelloki (ranked 25269 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira Zelloki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herman Morrow's chin.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herman Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kira Zelloki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Zelloki with that takedown attempt.
Morrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Zelloki. Zelloki gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morrow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelloki has closed the distance and engaged Morrow in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelloki is working for takedown but Morrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Herman Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Zelloki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morrow fails to pull guard.
Zelloki avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
Zelloki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zelloki moves into the clinch.
Zelloki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrow walks away with a smile on his face. Zelloki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zelloki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Morrow's guard.
Morrow pulls Zelloki in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelloki wants to stand but Morrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zelloki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morrow, up you get!
Morrow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zelloki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrow on the side of the head.
Zelloki has Morrow up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zelloki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zelloki scores with a shot to the body.
Zelloki throws a series of punches but Morrow moves out of range.
Zelloki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zelloki misses with some punches.
Zelloki works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Morrow is looking to stand back up but Zelloki counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Morrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is doing well to control the position and prevent Zelloki from advancing to side control.
Zelloki tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Morrow trying to control from the bottom.
Zelloki tries to stand and escape but Morrow is controlling the position.
Zelloki stands up and beckons Morrow to join him on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zelloki shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Morrow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Zelloki dominated that round.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zelloki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zelloki scores with a body shot.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Zelloki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morrow lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow preventing the sweep.
Morrow controlling from the top position.
Zelloki looking to control.
Kira Zelloki has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrow postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zelloki up against the cage.
Morrow is trying to pull guard but Zelloki has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow prevents the takedown attempt.
Zelloki can't break the clinch.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a knee to the head.
Zelloki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrow walks away with a smile on his face. Zelloki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Herman Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Zelloki.
Nice takedown defense from Morrow. No joy for Zelloki on that attempt.
Zelloki shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zelloki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelloki.
Zelloki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow feinted with a counter takedown.
Zelloki clinches up with Morrow and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelloki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrow's elbow.
Zelloki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zelloki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zelloki is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Zelloki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zelloki is trying to pull guard but Morrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morrow misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zelloki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zelloki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morrow is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Morrow 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. This is the final round!
Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zelloki is looking to stand back up but Morrow counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zelloki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelloki is trying to stand.
Morrow is nestled in close to Zelloki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrow winds up and cracks Zelloki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zelloki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrow is working away from the top position though.
Morrow seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow is looking for a kimura but Zelloki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrow to get the leverage.
Morrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zelloki is looking to improve his position.
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.
Morrow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zelloki wants to get back to his feet.
Morrow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zelloki missing with a left hand there. Morrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelloki counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelloki clinches with his opponent.
Morrow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Morrow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zelloki is trying to escape the position but Morrow is controlling the position.
Zelloki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Zelloki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zelloki is looking to regain half guard here but Morrow keeps moving and retains side control.
Zelloki is trying to control Morrow's posture but Morrow avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow just content to control the position.
Morrow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zelloki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zelloki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morrow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Morrow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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