Matt Mitrione vs. Christian Morecraft
Round one: Tentative feeling out process early, then Mitrione goes starts working the leg kicks. Morecraft returns with a leg kick. Mitrione reaches drops Morecraft with a left straight and follows Morecraft down. Looks like Mitrione thought the ref would call the fight but they stand back up instead. Both men start to throw down a bit and Morecraft pushes forward looking for a high takedown. Nice body kick, left hook combination from Mitrione that connects and Morecraft responds with an inside leg kick. Both men trade big straight punches from the outside. More big blows exchanged and Mitrone gets the better of it. Mitrione drops Morecraft with a big right hand and follows him to the ground but Morecraft uses his wrestling to get on top. Mitrione cagewalks back to his feet and finishes the round clinching in a body lock.
Round two: Both men trade blows to get things started but Mitrione's strikes are much more technical and crisper. He looks incredibly confident. Left high kick whiffs for Mitrione. Morecraft changes levels and scoops up Mitrione with a double leg takedown attempt and puts Mitrione on his back against the cage but Mitrione gets back to his feet and drops some right hands on the way up. Morecraft still have him pressed against the fence and he puts Mitrione on his back this time forcing him into full guard. Mitrione hangs on and stalls until the referee stands it up. Mitrione shrugs off a takedown attempt from Morecraft and he falls down. Morecraft is slow getting back to his feet and Mitrione tags him with a huge 1-2-1 combination and Morecraft drops! He's out on the canvas, his mouthguard falls beside him. Very nice display of finishing power by Mitrione there.
Postfight interview: Mitrione is a class act, paying sincere respect to the fans.
Matt Mitrione defeats Christian Morecraft via sweet knockout at 4:28 of round two
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