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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Evan Morgan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrison misses the jab.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Evan Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Evan Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Harrison moves away and avoids it.
Morgan throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Morgan slips a jab from Harrison.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Morgan throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Harrison moves away and avoids it.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Harrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
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.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Harrison misses.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Morgan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison scores with a nice strike.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan connects with a jab.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harrison throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan is looking to wear down Harrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morgan swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Nice shot by Harrison.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan slips a jab from Harrison.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan cracks Harrison with a good jab.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harrison wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Harrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harrison works his way into side control.
The referee asks Harrison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harrison prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harrison trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Harrison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harrison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morgan gets back to half guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evan Morgan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harrison throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evan Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range.
Morgan cracks Harrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Harrison lands with a nice body punch.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Harrison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws an elbow but Morgan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morgan is not content to let Harrison control the position.
Harrison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morgan to see if he's OK.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Harrison takes a little break here. Morgan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Morgan trying his best to control but Harrison has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a heavy elbow.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morgan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Harrison is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morgan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morgan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Harrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrison, not yet.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Harrison doesn't defend quickly enough and Morgan has managed to lock this one up! Can Harrison escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Morgan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Evan Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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