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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Morrissey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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175 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Morrissey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy throws a right hand that Morrissey ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrissey also avoids with ease.
Morrissey shoots for a takedown but McCoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrissey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrissey shoots in but McCoy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrissey throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
Morrissey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrissey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrissey shoots in for a double leg but McCoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Morrissey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCoy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McCoy has control of Morrissey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morrissey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McCoy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morrissey tries to buck McCoy off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McCoy unloading with bombs!
McCoy unloads with some shots from mount but Morrissey bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McCoy unloads with some shots from mount but Morrissey bucks and avoids them well.
McCoy looking to finish with strikes here!
McCoy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morrissey because McCoy loaded up on that one.
Morrissey is looking to get to half guard.
McCoy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McCoy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrissey is surviving well by controlling McCoy's body position as best he can.
McCoy looks gassed!
Morrissey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morrissey wants to control but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy with shots to the head and body - Morrissey looks very uncomfortable down there.
McCoy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McCoy has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morrissey's face.
Morrissey gets back to half guard.
McCoy throws a strike but Morrissey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McCoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McCoy wants to control from the top but Morrissey keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrissey wants to sweep but no luck.
McCoy throwing strikes but missing.
Morrissey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrissey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrissey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrissey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrissey closes the distance and clinches up with McCoy, looking for a takedown. Morrissey pushes McCoy against the ropes but McCoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morrissey counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morrissey!
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kyle McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy shoots in for a double leg but Morrissey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morrissey tries for a takedown but McCoy circles away easily
and McCoy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morrissey won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrissey gets back to half guard.
Morrissey tries to roll over but McCoy keeps him under control.
Morrissey is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy wants to take a breather but Morrissey is having none of it.
McCoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle McCoy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrissey swinging wilding here.
Morrissey tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrissey.
No luck for McCoy with that takedown attempt.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCoy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morrissey is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McCoy thowing shots but they're missing.
McCoy misses with a head shot.
McCoy throws some wild stikes that Morrissey manages to avoid easily.
McCoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCoy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McCoy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrissey tries to lock up and control but McCoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrissey working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by McCoy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McCoy unloading with bombs!
McCoy punching from mount but Morrissey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morrissey tries to hold on but McCoy postures up.
Morrissey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCoy punching from mount but Morrissey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morrissey wants to hold on but McCoy pushes him away.
Morrissey is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
BOOM! McCoy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morrissey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McCoy working the ground and pound effectively.
McCoy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Morrissey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrissey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrissey tries to lock up and control but McCoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCoy unloads with some shots from mount but Morrissey bucks and avoids them well.
McCoy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCoy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morrissey wants to hold on but McCoy pushes him away.
Morrissey avoids a series of strikes thrown by McCoy.
Morrissey tries to buck McCoy off but he can't manage it.
Morrissey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrissey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCoy on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCoy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morrissey is wriggling around trying to escape.
McCoy looking to finish with strikes here!
Morrissey tries to lock up and control but McCoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrissey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morrissey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McCoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCoy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCoy takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Morrissey misses.
McCoy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrissey counters with a right hand that sends McCoy tumbling to the canvas! Can Morrissey finish him? He dives into McCoy's guard looking to do just that!
McCoy is rocked!
Morrissey looking to pass the guard.
McCoy is still in real trouble! Can Morrissey finish him?
McCoy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McCoy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McCoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrissey trying to control but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Morrissey is stalling in the full guard.
McCoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCoy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrissey with a nice head shot there.
Morrissey wants to stand but McCoy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morrissey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Morrissey.
A punch combination from Morrissey misses.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrissey.
Morrissey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McCoy feints and as Morrissey raises his hands in defense, McCoy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrissey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throwing strikes but missing.
Morrissey is looking to stand up but McCoy isn't so interested in that idea.
McCoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrissey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morrissey looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCoy is one step ahead there.
McCoy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCoy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Morrissey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrissey clinches up with McCoy and pushes him back against the ropes.
McCoy keeps control of Morrissey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrissey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morrissey jumps guard and drags McCoy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morrissey working a defensive guard here.
McCoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrissey is retaining full guard.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrissey looking to control.
McCoy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
McCoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrissey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Morrissey or perhaps it was just good defense by McCoy which made him look bad.
Kyle McCoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrissey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrissey throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
Morrissey tries to clinch up
and McCoy counters with a good, hard body kick but Morrissey shrugs it off.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrissey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCoy.
Morrissey fails with the takedown.
Jim Morrissey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Morrissey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrissey misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Morrissey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle McCoy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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