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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Snow by RHCP. Virgulino da Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zach Morgan's chin.
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255 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Virgulino da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zach Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for da Silva with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
da Silva misses with a wild combination.
da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and da Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zach Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morgan back to the cage. da Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
Morgan throws a hook but da Silva avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
da Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan misses with a hook
and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
da Silva wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Silva.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from da Silva.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. da Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
da Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops da Silva! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Virgulino da Silva has been cut.
da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet da Silva, not yet.
da Silva is working an open guard so Morgan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
da Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping da Silva under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan misses the jab.
da Silva dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
da Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Morgan kicks da Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Morgan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Silva.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. da Silva moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and da Silva counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
da Silva throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
da Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan throws a good cross that connects.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
da Silva slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan connects with the punch.
da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Zach Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
da Silva finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Morgan's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and da Silva falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach 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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