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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Percy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Morgan tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Morgan is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Johnson keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
It looks like Percy Johnson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Morgan tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Johnson keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Johnson lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matt Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percy Johnson.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Percy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Percy Johnson's cut.
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.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Morgan is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Morgan tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard.
Johnson kicks Morgan off and gets to his feet.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
Matt Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Matt Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Matt Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percy Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a head kick that half lands.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matt Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Percy Johnson's cut.
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!
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matt Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percy Johnson.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Johnson shoots in.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Percy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Matt Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Morgan!
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energy
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