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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iezaih Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Thompson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iezaih Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Morgan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thompson eats them both and turns towards Morgan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan stalks Thompson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thompson's face. Thompson staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Morgan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucas Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Morgan has knocked Thompson down with a huge combo! Morgan steps away and waves a wobbly Thompson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Thompson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break Thompson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morgan wants to stand but Thompson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Iezaih Morgan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thompson is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan works over Thompson's head and body with a nice combination.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morgan rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morgan wants to break free but Thompson has control.
A short right from Thompson.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Thompson has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the cage.
Thompson swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iezaih Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Thompson isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson not doing much here.
Morgan is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson working Morgan over with strikes.
Thompson seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Lucas Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan is trying to stand up here but Thompson is controlling him well.
Thompson is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Thompson prevents Morgan from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
Morgan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thompson.
Thompson won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Thompson throws a strike but Morgan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morgan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thompson has Morgan in his guard.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thompson blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Iezaih Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thompson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a strike but Thompson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Morgan wants to stand but Thompson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Good body shot from Morgan.
Thompson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Iezaih Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Thompson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iezaih Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iezaih Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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