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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyle Morgan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyle Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Berzins!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins drives through with a takedown into Morgan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morgan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Berzins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morgan is on top in guard.
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!
Berzins wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Berzins looking to control.
Berzins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Berzins's guard.
Berzins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Berzins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Berzins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berzins won't be happy with that.
Berzins sneaks out the side door and pushes Morgan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berzins lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berzins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berzins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berzins avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Berzins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berzins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Berzins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Berzins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan is pressing down on Berzins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berzins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berzins has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berzins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Berzins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berzins stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Morgan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Berzins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard but Berzins has passed into side control.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Berzins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morgan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Berzins presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Berzins with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Berzins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Berzins wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Berzins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Berzins controlling him for the moment.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Berzins has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Berzins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Berzins misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan attempts a counter takedown but Berzins avoids it well and moves away.
Berzins misses with a looping right.
Morgan dives in for a single leg takedown but Berzins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Berzins keeps it at a distance.
Berzins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morgan's guard.
Berzins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Berzins.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Berzins after a bit of a struggle.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Berzins won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Berzins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Berzins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berzins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Berzins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morgan tries to buck Berzins off but Berzins is having none of it.
Berzins staying calm.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to sweep but Berzins has passed to side control!
Berzins lands a few punches from side control.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Morgan manages to get back to half guard.
Morgan gets back to full guard.
Berzins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins passes into half guard.
Berzins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Morgan is not content to let Berzins control the position.
Well, if Berzins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Berzins trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Berzins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morgan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morgan.
Berzins lands a couple of digs.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berzins wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Berzins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is trying to keep Berzins in close.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berzins is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berzins's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Berzins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berzins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berzins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Berzins gets to mount! Morgan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Morgan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to hold on but Berzins pushes him away.
Morgan is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berzins looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Berzins isn't that keen on the idea.
Berzins trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Berzins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Morgan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morgan tries to hold on but Berzins postures up.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Berzins maintains control.
Berzins tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
Berzins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Morgan tries to buck Berzins off but Berzins takes his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to roll but Berzins sticks to his back.
Berzins is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Morgan is defending well though. Berzins let's go of the attempt for now.
Morgan wants to escape the position.
Morgan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Janis Berzins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berzins looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morgan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins is hanging on to Morgan's back as he tries to escape.
Berzins has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Berzins wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy.
Berzins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morgan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Berzins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Morgan.
Berzins is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Berzins is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Morgan is defending well though. Berzins let's go of the attempt for now.
Morgan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
Morgan is trapped and Berzins is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Berzins looking for the choke from the back.
Morgan trying to control the hands but Berzins breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berzins tries to keep control of the position but Morgan is staying busy.
Morgan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morgan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Morgan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Berzins gets his way!
Lyle Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Janis Berzins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morgan tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janis Berzins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berzins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janis Berzins!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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