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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isidro Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezeal Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isidro Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezeal Harding!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding throws a head kick but Morin moves out of range.
Harding misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Harding tries to get set, Morin tries to push him back and clinch up but Harding manages to avoid the attempt.
Harding feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Harding has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Morin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harding working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harding fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harding has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harding stalls.
Harding stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding has picked Morin up - he's going for a ride! Harding dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morin is trying to escape back to his feet but Harding uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Morin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morin tries to escape but Harding is in control.
The strikes coming from Harding are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morin can't do much from the bottom here.
Morin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding stands up and beckons Morin to his feet.
Ezeal Harding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harding fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morin to the ground. Harding is now in Morin's guard.
Morin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harding working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harding won't allow Morin to get back to his feet.
Harding throwing strikes from guard but Morin blocks nicely.
Morin wants to stand up but Harding is controlling him.
Morin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morin lands an upkick as Harding stands over him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harding content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harding tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harding closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harding sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morin defending well though.
Harding seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harding in particular looking to stall.
Morin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harding.
Morin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morin kicks Harding off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding moves into the clinch successfully.
Morin is working for takedown but Harding is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isidro Morin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morin jumps guard but Harding turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harding pulls Morin into guard.
Harding is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morin is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morin wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Harding is pulling down on Morin's head to control his posture.
Harding striking off his back but it's not causing Morin any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezeal Harding dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morin tries to sprawl but Harding drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harding.
Morin missing with punches from the bottom.
Harding stands up and beckons Morin to join him on the feet.
Harding punishes Morin's body with a nice straight punch.
Harding shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harding showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morin is looking to escape.
Morin trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Harding keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Harding blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harding pulls guard successfully.
Harding manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Harding manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harding trying to control the position here.
Harding has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harding manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morin has Harding in his guard.
Harding prevents Morin from getting back to his feet.
Harding in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harding gets to his feet - Morin follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harding moves into range and clinches up with Morin.
Morin takes an elbow to the temple.
Harding has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morin is trying to keep an underhook but Harding manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Harding slows the pace down in half guard.
Morin is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harding in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding wants to take a breather but Morin is having none of it.
Ezeal Harding has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morin pushes Harding off looking to stand but Harding dives back in and keeps control.
Harding trying to control from half guard but Morin is working away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harding is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Morin suckers Harding into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Morin is now in Harding's guard!
Harding is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezeal Harding 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!
Morin throws a sloppy head kick and Harding moves out of range easily.
Harding darts in and clinches Morin up against the cage.
Harding manages to break the clinch.
Harding shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harding stops Morin from standing up.
Morin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Harding gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harding seems to be looking for submissions.
Morin wants to get back to full guard.
Harding is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Harding takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Harding does no damage.
Harding throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harding looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morin!
Morin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harding moves into range and clinches up with Morin.
Morin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harding gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harding prevents it.
Harding breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harding.
Harding fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morin sprawls well initially but Harding persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harding wants to work for an arm triangle but Morin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morin is trying to stand back up but Harding is controlling him
Harding wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morin keeps working.
Morin kicks Harding off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding rushes Morin and presses him up against the cage.
Morin manages to pull guard.
Morin tries to strike from the bottom.
Morin trying to keep a closed guard but Harding is proving a slippery customer.
Harding showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morin wants to stand and escape but Harding is having none of it.
Harding not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harding won't allow Morin to get back to his feet.
Morin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Harding has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Harding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morin gets caught flat footed, as Harding shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Isidro Morin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ezeal Harding is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Isidro Morin.
Well Harding 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezeal Harding!
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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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