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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iko Morrowind (ranked 1688 p4p, 175 weight class) and Rich Junior (ranked 2533 p4p, 243 weight class). Morrowind comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
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159 lbs
20 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iko Morrowind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Junior!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior tries to clinch but Morrowind moves out of range.
Junior slips under a jab from Morrowind.
Morrowind misses with a double jab.
Junior moves into range and clinches up with Morrowind.
Junior working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrowind looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Morrowind.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Junior.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrowind blocks a body shot from Junior.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Junior.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Morrowind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Junior misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Morrowind's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrowind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrowind wants to get back to striking at distance but Junior won't allow it.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Morrowind.
Morrowind wants to break free but Junior has control.
A short right from Junior.
Junior keeps control of Morrowind as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Junior tries a body shot but Morrowind blocks it.
Morrowind tries to break the clinch but Junior is controlling the position.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Morrowind.
Junior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrowind backwards.
Morrowind looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrowind breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior moves into the clinch.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Morrowind.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrowind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Junior works on Morrowind's body with a couple of short punches.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrowind tries to break free but Junior pushes him back against the cage.
Junior misses with the head strike.
Morrowind wants to get back to striking at distance but Junior won't allow it.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrowind's efforts to push away.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Morrowind avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Junior.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Morrowind wants to get back to striking at distance but Junior won't allow it.
Morrowind blocks a body shot from Junior.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Junior pushes Morrowind back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrowind.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrowind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Morrowind.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior has Morrowind pressed against the cage, preventing Morrowind from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junior has Morrowind pressed against the cage, preventing Morrowind from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrowind uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Morrowind blocks a body shot from Junior.
Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Junior pushes Morrowind back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Morrowind manages to break the clinch.
Morrowind lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior clinches up against the cage.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrowind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Junior dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morrowind keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior tries to clinch up.
Junior closes the distance but Morrowind moves to the side
and Morrowind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Junior has managed to clinch.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Morrowind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrowind controls his hands.
Rich Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrowind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior keeps control of Morrowind as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrowinds head.
Junior lands a shoulder strike.
Morrowind wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrowind uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrowind.
Morrowind is looking to break free of the clinch but Junior has double underhooks.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junior working aggressively here.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrowind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrowind is trying to break free.
Junior misses with the head strike.
Morrowind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior has Morrowind up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Morrowind controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrowind's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrowind gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morrowind manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrowind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Junior lands with a light punch inside.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Morrowind avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Morrowind blocks an uppercut.
Morrowind blocking some punches.
Morrowind prevents a body shot from Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrowind's elbow.
Morrowind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrowind scores with the left hand. Junior knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrowind connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morrowind throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Junior stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrowind looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Junior tries to clinch but Morrowind is having none of it.
Junior gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrowind counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrowind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrowind throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Morrowind is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Morrowind breaks the clinch.
Junior dodges the punch combination from Morrowind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to clinch but Morrowind moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrowind lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Junior is rocked!
Junior gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Morrowind gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iko Morrowind!
Iko Morrowind decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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