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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georgi Todorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tex Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georgi Todorov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tex Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todorov moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Todorov moved out of range nicely.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todorov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Todorov defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Todorov 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Todorov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Todorov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Todorov throws a big right hand that misses.
Todorov postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Todorov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan takes one to the side of the head.
Todorov looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Todorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todorov feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Todorov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Todorov from controlling successfully.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Todorov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Todorov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Todorov is proving a slippery customer.
Todorov throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Todorov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Todorov is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
Todorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morgan holds on and takes a little breather.
Todorov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Todorov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tex Morgan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Todorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Todorov.
Morgan scores with a jab.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todorov as he avoids it easily.
Todorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todorov moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Todorov ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todorov.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
so Todorov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Todorov from controlling successfully.
Todorov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Todorov controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Todorov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Todorov distracts Morgan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Todorov gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Todorov stuffs the takedown.
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Todorov off the cage and back into range.
Todorov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Todorov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan won't allow Todorov to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Todorov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todorov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Todorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Todorov avoids nicely.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Todorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Todorov connects with a looping right hand.
Todorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Todorov. That snapped Morgan's head back.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Todorov circles away easily
and Todorov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgi Todorov 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.
Todorov misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Todorov misses with a straight right.
Todorov misses with a looping right.
Todorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Todorov misses with a few strikes there.
Todorov feints a jab promting Morgan to slip. Todorov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morgan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
Todorov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Todorov pulls his head out easily.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Todorov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov decides to stand and escape the position.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Todorov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Todorov throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Georgi Todorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Todorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Todorov.
Todorov lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todorov misses with a straight right.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todorov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Tex Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Todorov blocks the leg kick.
Todorov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todorov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Todorov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back.
Georgi Todorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Todorov.
Morgan is controlling Todorov's trapped leg to prevent Todorov from advancing to side control.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Todorov tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todorov is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tex Morgan.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Todorov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Todorov is controlling the pace.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Todorov pulls his head out easily.
Todorov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Todorov controlling the action here.
Morgan trying to hold on to Todorov's head to control him but Todorov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is refusing to be controlled, as Todorov sits in half guard.
Georgi Todorov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Todorov. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todorov gets the takedown into side control.
Morgan is trying to control Todorov's posture but Todorov avoids it.
Todorov trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgi Todorov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todorov.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Todorov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Todorov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Todorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Todorov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Todorov persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Todorov loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Todorov stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Todorov ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Todorov throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todorov as he avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Todorov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Todorov tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Tex Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Todorov.
Todorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Todorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Todorov slips under a jab.
Todorov throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Todorov.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Todorov's waist but Todorov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Todorov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Todorov drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Todorov misses the shot to the body.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todorov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todorov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Todorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Todorov misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Todorov misses.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Todorov tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan catches Todorov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Todorov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controls Todorov momentarily but Todorov frees himself.
Todorov wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan looking to control.
Todorov lands a couple of elbows.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Todorov postures up.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Todorov from controlling successfully.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Todorov pushes his legs off easily.
Todorov is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Todorov wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Todorov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Decent striking displayed by Todorov there.
Todorov misses with a hook.
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todorov looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Todorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Todorov throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Todorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Todorov counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgi Todorov clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan lands a jab.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todorov.
Todorov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Todorov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morgan to his feet.
Todorov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Todorov lands in his opponent's guard.
Todorov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Todorov defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todorov scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov is stalling in the full guard.
Morgan wants to control but Todorov passes easily into half guard.
Morgan controlling the position for now.
Todorov wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todorov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Todorov decides to stand and escape the position.
Todorov loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Todorov.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todorov misses with a wild combination.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Todorov saw that one coming.
Todorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Todorov misses with a low kick.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Todorov's legs.
Todorov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Todorov postures up.
Todorov wants to stand and escape but instead Morgan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Todorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Todorov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Todorov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Todorov is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Todorov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todorov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morgan trying to control but Todorov is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morgan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tex Morgan.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todorov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morgan is trying to defend but Todorov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todorov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgi Todorov had his way with Tex Morgan in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morgan lands with a cross.
Todorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan throws a jab when Todorov was well out of range.
Todorov looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Todorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Todorov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Todorov is in Morgan's guard.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Todorov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Todorov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Todorov stays in close to Morgan's body and controls the position.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Todorov scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov with a nice head shot there.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Todorov pushes his legs off easily.
Todorov throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan is trying to keep Todorov in close.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Todorov from standing up.
Todorov is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to keep Todorov in close.
Todorov wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morgan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Todorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Todorov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan looking to control.
Morgan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Morgan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Todorov is aware though and is defending well.
Todorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Georgi Todorov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morgan slips a jab from Todorov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan digs a right hand into Todorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Todorov's gas tank.
Tex Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todorov is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan works on Todorov's body with a couple of short punches.
Morgan jumps guard but Todorov stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Todorov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Todorov's head back.
Todorov throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Todorov.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Todorov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Todorov counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Todorov gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Morgan moves forwards but Todorov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Todorov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morgan tries to bench press Todorov off him but Todorov keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Todorov keeps moving and retains side control.
Todorov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morgan some visible discomfort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgi Todorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Todorov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgi Todorov!
Georgi Todorov retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Georgi Todorov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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