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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamarcus Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Morgan !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hard shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Hard.
Hard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morgan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hard misses with the ground and pound.
Hard tries to score with some ground and pound. Morgan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hard scores with punches from side control.
Morgan trying his best to control but Hard has mounted him.
Hard controlling his opponent.
Morgan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hard.
Hard tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard won't let Morgan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Hard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hard trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Hard prevents Morgan from getting the reversal.
Hard lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hard cracks Morgan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Hard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morgan wants to hold on but Hard pushes him away.
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
Hard unloading with bombs!
Hard blocks Morgan 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hard avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Hard with the ground and pound from mount.
Hard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Hard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard raining down shots from the mount!
Morgan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan looks gassed!
Hard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Hard scoring with strikes but Morgan is staying in there.
Hard lands a heavy elbow.
Hard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Hard has a good base and remains in mount.
Hard looking to finish Morgan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morgan !
Hard is working for a guillotine from mount but Morgan frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard is landing with some decent strikes but Morgan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morgan is looking to get to half guard.
Hard controlling from the full mount.
Hard is landing with some decent strikes but Morgan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Hard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Hard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morgan backs up against the cage.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hard is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Hard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michael Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard scores with a kick to the body.
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morgan !
Hard lands a big elbow.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morgan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Hard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morgan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hard tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jamarcus Hard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hard scoring with strikes but Morgan is staying in there.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Hard's attempts to control the action.
Hard dominating with strikes here.
Morgan is bucking up trying to escape but Hard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hard lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hard lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to hold on but Hard pushes him away.
Hard looking to secure an arm triangle but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan regains half guard.
Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Hard.
Hard is keen to just control but Morgan is a slippery customer.
Hard works his way into side control.
Hard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morgan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Hard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morgan is not content to let Hard control the position.
Hard working the ground and pound.
Hard misses with the ground and pound.
Morgan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hard working Morgan over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hard breaks from Morgan 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hard cracks Morgan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Hard dominated that second round.
That's time! Hard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hard tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Hard shoots in.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Hard.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Morgan tries to stall but Hard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Hard.
Hard seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hard.
Hard scores with a shot to the side of Morgan 's head.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hard can't get the takedown.
Hard stalls.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Hard improves position.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Morgan .
Hard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hard.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Hard is blocking nicely.
Hard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamarcus Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard wants to stall.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan .
Hard goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michael Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Hard is avoiding it.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hard tries to work over Morgan 's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Hard pushes him off.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Hard is avoiding it.
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Hard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hard staying out of range there.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Jamarcus Hard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Hard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hard with the ground and pound from mount.
Hard controlling from the full mount.
Hard lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morgan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Hard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan ?
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
Michael Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Morgan regains half guard.
Morgan is trying to stand up here but Hard is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hard trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamarcus Hard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hard, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamarcus Hard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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