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Death Squad 96:White vs Morgan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Olay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Hicks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Olay's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Olay!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olay darts in and clinches Hicks up against the cage.
Hicks lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Olay.
Hicks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olay is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Olay.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Olay avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
Olay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown but Olay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hicks shoots in but Olay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Olay clinches up against the cage.
Olay gets underhooks to prevent Hicks's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Tony Hicks has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks pushes Olay up against the cage in a clinch.
Hicks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hicks working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Olay manages to get underhooks.
Olay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hicks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olay pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Olay wants to stand up but Hicks is controlling him.
Olay looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Olay scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olay throws a series of punches but Hicks moves out of range.
Olay clinches.
Olay digs a right hand into Hicks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hicks's gas tank.
Olay gets underhooks to prevent Hicks's takedown attempt.
Olay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Olay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hicks has time to react.
Olay closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hicks's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks wants to get back to his feet but Olay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Olay wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Olay was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Olay lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olay.
Jeremy Olay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hicks fails to land the takedown.
Olay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olay decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hicks, up you get!
Olay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hicks wants to clinch.
Olay throws a one two combo.
Hicks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Olay counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Olay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hicks wants to clinch
and Olay counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oh Hicks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Olay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hicks seems to have got his legs back now.
Hicks tries to roll over but Olay keeps him under control.
Olay trying to mount his opponent but Hicks defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Olay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Hicks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Olay closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hicks to the mat! Hicks manages to get full guard.
Olay throws a big elbow that misses.
Olay wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Olay. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Olay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Olay drives through with a takedown into guard.
Olay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hicks looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hicks looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hicks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks scoring with punches and elbows.
Olay is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Hicks tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Olay is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands an elbow.
Hicks advances to mount.
Hicks unloads with some shots from mount but Olay bucks and avoids them well.
Hicks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Olay is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Olay is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olay bucks up and throws Hicks to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Hicks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Olay's waist but Olay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hicks off to one side.
Olay has closed the distance and engaged Hicks in a clinch.
Hicks has Olay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Olay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Olay circles away easily
and Olay counters with a body kick that stops Hicks in his tracks momentarily.
Hicks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Olay.
Olay drops Hicks with a left right combo! Olay follows him down to the ground into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olay stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olay scores with a kick to the body.
Olay throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Hicks crashing down! Hicks tries to stagger back to his feet but Olay just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Hicks asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Olay!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Vialpando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vialpando's choice of entrance music: Kid Frost - La Raza. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cesar Vialpando!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vialpando lands with a cross.
Pettis has a takedown stuffed.
Good shot there by Vialpando.
Pettis closes the distance and clinches up with Vialpando, looking for a takedown. Pettis pushes Vialpando against the cage but Vialpando circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vialpando scores with the left hand. Pettis knows he should have avoided that one.
Vialpando misses with a wild combination.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Vialpando misses the target.
Pettis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vialpando misses with a straight left.
Vialpando lands a jab to the nose.
Vialpando lands a nice looking body shot.
Vialpando scores with a jab to the head.
Vialpando keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vialpando lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vialpando smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vialpando has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vialpando feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pettiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vialpando connects with a single shot there.
Vialpando scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pettis is rocked!
Pettis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Pettis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vialpando lands with a big right hook that stumbles Pettis - he's out on his feet here! Vialpando follows up with another monster hook that separates Pettis from consciousness! Pettis falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Vialpando stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cesar Vialpando!
Cesar Vialpando decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley has chosen Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley throws a wild body kick that Lock sees coming a mile off.
Lock drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradley throws a head kick that Lock semi-blocks.
It looks like John Lock has been cut.
Bradley throws a head kick but Lock moves out of range.
Lock throws a leg kick but Bradley checks it.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lock moves away.
Lock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradley is fending him off so far but Lock persists. Nope, Bradley circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lock.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Lock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bradley doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Abe Bradley has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lock fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley scores with a head kick.
Lock scores with a decent looking hook.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lock drops Bradley with a nice combination! Lock dives into Bradley's guard, looking to finish!
Lock is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bradley wants to stand and escape but Lock is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock gets to his feet - Bradley follows without any prompting.
Bradley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from Lock. Lock gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradley throws a right hand that Lock ducks under and follows up with a left that Lock also avoids with ease.
Lock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Abe Bradley's cut even more.
Lock scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley misses with a combination
and Lock scores with a counter punch that sends Bradley to the canvas! Lock smells blood - he's punishing Bradley with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bradley has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Carrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesigan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen aint no sunshine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Carrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesigan St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre wants to clinch
and Carrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
St Pierre wants to clinch but Carrell slips to the side
and Carrell counters with a solid body kick.
St Pierre tries to clinch
and Carrell counters with a leg kick.
St Pierre closes the distance but Carrell moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Pierre looks winded!
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!
Carrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kesigan St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carrell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
Oooooh!!! Carrell has knocked St Pierre down with a huge combo! Carrell steps away and waves a wobbly St Pierre back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
St Pierre is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carrell - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carrell, right into the meat.
Carrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carrell connects with a body shot that sends St Pierre's belly button to the back.
St Pierre wants to stay close but Carrell steps back to make room for something. St Pierre seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Carrell and St Pierre drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Carrell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Everette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Everette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Love!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everette motions for Love to come forward. Everette throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Everette slips a straight right by Love.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Everette.
A leg kick checked by Love.
Love throws a series of punches but Everette moves out of range.
Everette scores with a decent looking hook.
Love looks to land a combination but Everette avoids it well.
Everette thows a body shot but no joy.
Everette lands a slapping body shot.
Love takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Everette swinging wildly here.
Everette catches Love with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Love gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Everette.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Everette jabs at Love's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Everette misses with a wild body shot.
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Everette's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everette misses the shot to the body.
Love cracks Everette with a right hand to the side of the head.
Everette throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Everette lands a nice looking body shot.
Love misses with a wild combination.
Everette lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Love slips a jab and a cross from Everette.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Everette.
Love will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Love blocks the body kick.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Everette.
Danny Everette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Everette throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Everette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Love doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Everette misses with a few strikes there.
Everette tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Everette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Everette wants to slow Love down by chopping away at his legs.
Everette lands a nice shot to the body.
Everette swinging wildly here.
Everette digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
Everette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Everette dodges the punch combination from Love.
Everette slips under a jab from Love.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Love misses.
Love looks to throw the jab but Everette is out of range.
Love throws a hook but Everette avoids it easily.
Love connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Everette's hands.
Nice defenses there by Love.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Everette.
Everette clobbers Love with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Everette.
Love fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Everette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
Everette swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Everette.
Everette throws a right and a left that Love avoids nicely.
Love missing with a left hand there. Everette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everette throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
Everette looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love checks a leg kick.
Love gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Everette throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Love misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love throws a poor cross that misses
letting Everette counter with a right hand.
Everette works the jab nicely.
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Love scores with a jab to the body.
Everette connects with a body shot that sends Love's belly button to the back.
Everette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Everette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Love misses with a jab to the body
and Everette counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Everette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Everette dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A cross from Everette lands.
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Everette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Everette.
Nice uppercut there from Everette.
Love throws the left hand but Everette avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as Love blocks the low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Everette here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Everette. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Everette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love walks into a stiff left hand from Everette.
Love tests Everette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Everette.
Everette misses with a left hand
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Everette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Everette.
Love fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everette defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Love takes a swing at Everette's ribcage but misses.
Everette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Love is out of range and Everette settles back down.
A slow jab from Everette misses its intended target.
Everette cracks a nice hook into Love's ribs.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Everette manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Everette.
Everette misses with a body shot.
Everette 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.
Love has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Everette finds it's way round the side to connect with Love's head.
Everette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ari Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Love tests Everette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Everette.
Everette thows a leg kick but Love checks it
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Everette throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily.
Everette throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Everette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Everette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Everette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love throws the left hand but Everette avoids the punch easily.
Everette throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily.
Everette wants to slow Love down by chopping away at his legs.
Love blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Everette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everette lands with a good body shot.
Love throws the left hand but Everette avoids the punch easily.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Love misses.
Everette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love throws a left and a right that both miss
and Everette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Love shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Everette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Everette staying out of range there.
Love pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Everette back to the cage. Love follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Everette wants to slow Love down by chopping away at his legs.
Everette misses with a low kick.
Everette staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love avoids the body shot from Everette.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Everette misses with a low kick as Love jumps back.
Everette goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Love swinging wildly here.
Everette slips under a jab from Love.
Love scores with a jab to the body.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Everette scores with a hook.
Everette throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Everette moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Everette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Everette throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Everette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Everette dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Everette changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Everette jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Everette slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Everette.
Everette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love lands an overhand right.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danny Everette is winning the standup battle so far.
Love lands a really nice looking cross but Everette seems unphased.
Everette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Everette.
Everette lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Love looks to land a right hand but Everette moved out of range.
Everette fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Love checks it well.
Everette tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Everette.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Love swings widly with a right hand
and Everette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Everette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Everette.
Everette loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Everette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Love connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Everette's hands.
Everette ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Everette misses with a low kick as Love jumps back.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Love throws a hook but Everette avoids it easily.
Everette throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Everette scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Love misses
and Everette counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Everette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Everette defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Everette moves out of range as Love strikes.
Everette sizes up Love with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Love misses with a jab, cross combination.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Everette misses with a low kick as Love jumps back.
Everette lands with a good body shot.
Love looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Love swings for the body but Everette moves out of range.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Everette lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everette wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Everette throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Everette tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Love is able to avoid easily.
Everette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love connects with a body shot.
Everette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Everette.
Everette works Love's body with a nice hook.
Everette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Everette lands a slapping body shot.
Love cracks Everette with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Love lands with a nice combination. Everette backs away looking to recover.
Everette lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Everette throws a series of punches but Love avoids them all with ease.
Everette tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Everette throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Everette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Everette closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Everette is looking to wear down Love with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love scores with a nice strike.
Everette jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Everette fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Love scores with the left hand. Everette knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love throws a combination. Everette tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Everette misses with an uppercut.
Ari Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Everette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Everette showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Everette has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Everette!
Danny Everette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Longoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longoria comes to the cage accompanied by bang your head. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Longoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Garza!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longoria drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garza wants to stand and escape but Longoria is having none of it.
Longoria pushes down on Garza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Longoria.
Garza taking some punishment here, with Longoria in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Longoria stops Garza from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longoria is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Longoria is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longoria seems to be looking for submissions.
Longoria seems to be working for a kimura but Garza defends the submission attempt.
Longoria lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longoria seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Longoria drops an elbow to the side of Garza's head.
Longoria seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Garza is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manny Longoria!
Manny Longoria thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gelardie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gelardie comes to the cage accompanied by domination by pantera. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Gelardie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gelardie moves out of range as Ibrahimovic throws a body kick.
Ibrahimovic throws a looping overhand right but Gelardie ducks down to avoid it.
Gelardie avoids the head kick by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ibrahimovic lands a body shot.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibrahimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gelardie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibrahimovic throws out the jab.
Ibrahimovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibrahimovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gelardie ducks under a wild hook from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ibrahimovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibrahimovic throws the kick towards the body but Gelardie avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ibrahimovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gelardie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gelardie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gelardie moves out of range of the body kick from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibrahimovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gelardie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibrahimovic throws out the jab.
Ibrahimovic throws a nice looking combination but Gelardie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibrahimovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibrahimovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Ibrahimovic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie slips a jab and a cross from Ibrahimovic.
Gelardie checks a leg kick.
Ibrahimovic misses with a head kick.
Ibrahimovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gelardie.
Gelardie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ibrahimovic to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic misses with a double jab
and Gelardie counters with a shoot takedown. Ibrahimovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Gelardie advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ibrahimovic parries the strikes from Gelardie easily there. Gelardie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ibrahimovic to escape.
Gelardie working the body and head with strikes.
Gelardie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gelardie working the head with strikes.
Gelardie landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibrahimovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gelardie.
Gelardie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ibrahimovic is rocked!
Gelardie cracks Ibrahimovic with a big right hand but Ibrahimovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ibrahimovic is still in real trouble! Can Gelardie finish him?
Gelardie in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ibrahimovic looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gelardie turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Gelardie!
A very excited looking Ryan Gelardie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke after the fight, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs comes to the cage accompanied by big gun - AC/DC. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Riggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a nice hook to Riggs's body. Riggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Riggs moves away and avoids it.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Riggs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Riggs is in Diaz's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Riggs connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz working for a triangle but Riggs defends it easily.
Riggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Riggs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
Riggs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riggs throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riggs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riggs with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riggs chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riggs defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz working for a triangle but Riggs defends it easily.
Riggs postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Riggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Riggs is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riggs connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz is rocked!
Riggs landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Riggs finish him?
Riggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riggs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riggs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Riggs moves nicely into side control.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Riggs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
Riggs scoring with punches and elbows.
Riggs working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Riggs lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Riggs in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Diaz looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Riggs turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Riggs!
John Riggs retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking John Riggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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151 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
White misses with a body kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
White has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and White ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morgan after a bit of a struggle.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrew Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from White.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White misses with a leg kick.
White throws a combination that misses
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morgan with a hook.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
White stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
White is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
White has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I wouldn't like to be where Morgan is right now.
White working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Morgan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for White on that attempt.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a crisp right hand that drops White! Morgan lets White back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses the shot to the body.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White is rocked!
White misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan scores with a counter punch that sends White to the canvas! Morgan smells blood - he's punishing White with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! White has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Morgan!
Andrew Morgan is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Andrew Morgan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Danny White stepped up to the mic, saying 'No worries. I'm confident this fight will be ruled a 'no-contest' after my opponent here tests positive for drugs.'.
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