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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashraf West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 Amsterdam, Kip Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ashraf West!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from West.
It looks like Kip Morgan has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morgan.
It looks like Ashraf West has been cut.
West is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
West tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan misses with a combination
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kip Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan lands a high kick!
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West misses with a head kick.
West moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
West throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
Kip Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan stalks West and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into West's face. West staggers backwards, shaken.
West instigates a clinch.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.
West is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to West's face.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West misses with a body punch.
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
Morgan is trying to push West away but West has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan lands with a cross.
West avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
West loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Morgan clinches.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from West misses.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
West throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan avoids the body shot from West.
West throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by West.
West is rocked!
West blocks the body kick.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan moves away from the strike by West.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
West shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morgan wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
West looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
West looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
West not landing any meaningful shots this time.
West throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West prevents Morgan from improving his position.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Morgan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a combination
and West counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morgan thinking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
West blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
West has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
West dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Morgan tenderised West's leg. West is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
West dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan walks into a jab.
Morgan throws a combination. West tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
West throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
West avoids the head kick by Morgan.
West tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morgan on the side of the head.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
Kip Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West scores with a sloppy right hand. Morgan should have avoided that one.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
West looking to stall.
West tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West misses with a body shot.
West misses with a hook.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
West moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
West shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that West sees coming a mile off.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and West counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
West throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Morgan defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Morgan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and West counters with a nice body kick.
West misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that West sees coming a mile off.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have West backpedaling.
Nice body kick there by West.
Morgan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and West counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West is looking to clinch.
West misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a body shot.
Morgan gets tackled into the cage by West. West maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
West tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Nice elbow from West.
West lands a nice uppercut.
West trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and West holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
West tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and West counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan avoids the body shot from West.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
West jabs at Morgan's body.
West cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
West has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
West missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
West misses with a knee to the head.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan drives through and clinches with West against the cage.
West misses with the head strike.
West is trying to break free.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ashraf West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Morgan misses with a body kick.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
West misses with a body shot.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgan cracks West with a good jab.
Kip Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West misses with a leg kick.
West tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan avoids the body shot from West.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashraf West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Morgan!
Kip Morgan made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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