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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erran Morad (ranked 1377 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 157 p4p, 261 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Doyle's choice of entrance music: The Clash - Jimmy Jazz. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jimmy Doyle enters the cage!
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12 - 9 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad misses with a left hand
and Doyle counters with an inside leg kick.
Doyle throws a hook but Morad blocks it.
Doyle takes the fight into the clinch.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Morad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Morad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad blocking some punches.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Morad has the dominant position.
Morad has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doyle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Morad lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Morad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
A big right from Morad misses.
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Morad avoids it.
Doyle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morad staying out of range there.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Morad throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Morad sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Morad avoids it this time.
Doyle misses the jab.
Morad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morad avoids the body shot from Doyle.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Morad throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Morad in a clinch.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Morad lands with a short shot to the head.
Morad blocking some punches.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jimmy Doyle has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morad tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyle avoids the damage to the body.
Morad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morad prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Morad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morad swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Morad missing with knees to the body.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morad scores with a nice right hand.
Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morad lands with an overhand left.
Doyle lands a leg kick that knocks Morad off balance momentarily.
Doyle slips under a jab from Morad.
Morad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morad takes one to the side of the head.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle slips under a jab from Morad.
Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morad tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle slips a straight right by Morad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Morad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morad throwing shots but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Morad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doyle is pressing down on Morad's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morad slips nicely into half guard.
Doyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morad wants to take a breather but Doyle is having none of it.
Doyle wants to control but Morad is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erran Morad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Doyle's cut.
That's time! Morad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morad.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morad throws out the jab.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Morad throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morad manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doyle tests Morad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Morad fakes the leg kick and cracks Doyle in the body.
Doyle jabs Morad right on the nose. Morad blinks but takes it well.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Morad misses.
Morad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Doyle.
Doyle throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Morad delivers a nice body kick.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doyle cracks Morad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Morad sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Morad avoids it this time.
Morad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Morad circles away.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morad throws a head kick that Doyle semi-blocks.
Doyle is looking to slow Morad down with leg kicks.
Morad avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Morad slips a straight right by Doyle.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doyle did well to prevent Morad getting side control.
Morad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doyle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morad.
Morad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doyle is trying to control but Morad manages to pass to mount!
Morad landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morad lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morad with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morad working Doyle over with strikes here.
Morad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morad is landing with some decent strikes but Doyle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Doyle can't escape the position.
Doyle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morad with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Doyle is looking to improve his position but Morad isn't that keen on the idea.
Morad landing strikes from the mount and Doyle is in trouble!
Morad lands with some strikes.
Morad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doyle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Doyle is rocked!
Morad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Morad connects with a bit shot that sees Doyle covering up! More strikes from Morad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Morad is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erran Morad!
During a confident post fight interview, Erran Morad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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