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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Jagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jagger has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint It Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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194 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikko Jagger!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jagger misses.
Jagger misses with a lunging right hand
and Morris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jagger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morris.
Jagger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Jagger misses the shot to the body.
Morris lands an overhand right.
Jagger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Morris misses.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jagger.
Jagger closes the distance and clinches.
Jagger has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Jagger takes an elbow to the temple.
Jagger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morris is pressed up against the cage. Jagger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morris down to the mat. Morris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jagger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jagger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morris avoids it really well and circles away.
Jagger lands a nice shot that snaps Morris's head back.
Morris misses the jab.
Jagger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagger ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris throws a lazy uppercut
and Jagger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morris instigates a clinch.
Morris is pressed up against the cage. Jagger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morris down to the mat. Morris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wes Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Jagger.
Jagger throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Morris throws a hook but Jagger avoids it easily.
Jagger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jagger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Jagger avoids the head kick by Morris.
Jagger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morris as he jumps to the side.
Jagger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Jagger throws a right hand that misses
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jagger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morris connects with a looping right hand.
Jagger throws a lazy uppercut
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jagger throws a lazy uppercut
and Morris counters with a three punch combo that has Jagger backing up. Jagger nods at Morris to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagger ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jagger misses with a double jab
and Morris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morris.
Jagger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A shot to the liver by Morris. Beautiful body shot.
Jagger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jagger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jagger scores with a sloppy right hand. Morris should have avoided that one.
Morris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jagger under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris scores with a one two! Jagger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jagger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Morris misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jagger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jagger misses with a takedown
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Jagger looks gassed!
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morris gets tackled into the cage by Jagger. Jagger maintains the clinch.
Jagger prevents a body shot from Morris.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jagger backwards.
Jagger fails to pull guard.
Jagger has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morris regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jagger wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
Morris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jagger manages to get himself to full guard.
Morris stays in close to Jagger's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagger keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Morris scoring with some ground and pound.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Jagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from Jagger.
Jagger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jagger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jagger throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Morris escapes and throws Jagger's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jagger can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Morris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jagger looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Jagger misses with an uppercut
and Morris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Jagger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Morris looks to land a right hand but Jagger moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Jagger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Jagger misses.
Jagger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morris in his tracks.
Mikko Jagger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jagger misses with a low kick.
Jagger throws an off balance right hand
and Morris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morris throws the left hand but Jagger avoids the punch easily.
Jagger throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Jagger throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Morris.
Jagger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morris counters with a nice body shot.
Jagger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
Wes Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Danga de danga de dang - Morris scores with a four punch combination!
Jagger misses with a lunging right hand
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wes Morris is winning the standup battle so far.
Jagger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jagger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Morris finds it's way through Jagger's defenses.
Jagger misses with an uppercut
and Morris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jagger circles away quickly and effectively.
Jagger blocks a head kick by Morris.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jagger throws out the jab.
Morris connects with a nice looking jab.
Morris scores with a hook to the body. Jagger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jagger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morris cracks Jagger with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Morris misses the target.
Morris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jagger.
Jagger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morris landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Morris - that landed with a thud.
Morris effectively controlling the action here.
Morris lands a left hand.
Morris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Morris scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jagger.
Morris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morris stalls.
Good body shot from Morris.
Morris pushes Jagger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Morris.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morris digs a right hand underneath Jagger's ribcage. Jagger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morris lands a left hand.
Morris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Morris.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morris.
Morris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jagger avoids a wild elbow strike from Morris.
Morris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morris avoiding damage.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Morris lands a right hand.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Morris.
Morris lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morris controlling the action here for a moment.
Morris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morris is working Jagger over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morris pushes Jagger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris looking to slow down the pace here.
Morris lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morris.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Morris slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Morris dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jagger misses with the combination.
Morris thumps Jagger with a low kick.
Jagger slips a jab from Morris.
Morris is looking to clinch.
Jagger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jagger blocks a jab.
Jagger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jagger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jagger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jagger can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Jagger.
Morris lands with a nice combination. Jagger backs away looking to recover.
Morris scores with a body shot.
Morris clinches up with Jagger and pushes him back against the cage.
Jagger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jagger is trying to break the clinch but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Jagger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Nice body punch from Morris - that landed with a thud.
Jagger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jagger tries to break free but Morris pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Morris lands a body punch.
Morris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jagger backwards.
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Morris.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Morris leaning against his opponent.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morris has Jagger pressed against the cage.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jagger takes a shot to the head.
Morris is working Jagger over against the cage.
Morris pushes Jagger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wes Morris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jagger backwards.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morris.
Morris lands with a right to the head.
Jagger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morris lands a right hand.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaggers head.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jagger.
Nice body punch from Morris - that landed with a thud.
Morris is leaning against Jagger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morris is stalling here.
Morris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jagger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morris walks away with a smile on his face. Jagger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wes Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Jagger.
Jagger moves away from the strike by Morris.
Jagger misses with a lunging right hand
and Jagger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jagger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jagger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morris.
Jagger forces Morris back against the cage and clinches.
Morris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morris is stalling here.
Jagger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaggers head.
Jagger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris lands a right hand.
Morris blocks the elbow strike.
Morris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jagger.
A right hand to the body from Morris.
Morris is leaning against Jagger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morris stops a takedown attempt from Jagger.
Morris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morris lands a body punch.
Wes Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morris.
Morris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Morris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Morris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Morris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Morris.
Jagger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikko Jagger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jagger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jagger throws a sloppy body shot
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morris, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Morris!
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hype
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