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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
Brooks trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Brooks won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Brooks wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Brooks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brooks lands a couple of digs.
Morgan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Morgan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brooks is rocked!
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brooks.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brooks's head.
Morgan lands a left and a right that sends Brooks crashing to the canvas! Morgan dives into mount looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morgan throwing strikes here but Brooks is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brooks is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
Brooks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to ground and pound but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morgan punching from mount but Brooks doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morgan looking for a guillotine from mount but Brooks is having none of it.
Morgan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morgan looking to control but Brooks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brooks trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brooks trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks tries to reverse the position but Morgan maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brooks throwing hammer fists to the chest of Morgan. What's that going to do exactly?
Morgan won't let Brooks get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morgan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brooks's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
BOOM! Morgan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morgan working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morgan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morgan has control of Brooks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brooks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan landing strikes from the mount and Brooks is in trouble!
Brooks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brooks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Brooks is squirming around nicely.
Brooks working to try and regain half guard.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgan unloads with some shots from mount but Brooks bucks and avoids them well.
Brooks is trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morgan.
Brooks is trying to stand.
Brooks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan trying to control but Brooks is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan has his feet on Brooks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morgan stands up and waves to Brooks to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Brooks keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Brooks's front leg but catches the back leg as Brooks tries to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a huge left! Brooks is in big trouble! He's backing up but Morgan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brooks from any more damage. A dominating finish by Morgan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Morgan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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