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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Acho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Morgan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Acho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Acho saw it coming and moves away.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Acho.
Acho takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Acho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acho misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Acho pushes him off.
Acho lands a jab-cross combination.
Acho missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Acho pinned against the cage. Acho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Acho is avoiding it.
Acho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Acho counters with a one-two to the body.
Acho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acho scores with a punch to the head.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Acho counters with a right hand to the body.
Sam Acho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Morgan.
Acho avoids a kick to the body.
Acho looks to land a combination. Morgan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Acho throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch.
Acho tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage.
Acho wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Acho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Acho wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Acho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan misses with a takedown
and Acho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Acho.
Acho blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acho tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acho stuffs the takedown.
Acho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Acho throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Acho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Acho avoids them all with ease.
Acho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sam Acho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Acho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Acho stuffs the takedown.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan slips under a jab from Acho.
Nice uppercut there from Acho.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Acho sprawls well. Acho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acho as he jumps to the side.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Acho is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acho throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acho swinging wildly here.
Acho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Acho. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Acho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acho is breathing heavily.
Acho throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Sam Acho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Acho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acho thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Morgan shoots in but Acho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Acho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Acho. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Acho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Acho is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Acho circles away and we're back to standing.
Acho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Acho throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Acho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Acho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Acho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sam Acho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Morgan.
Acho keeps the fight on the outside.
Acho misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Acho circles away and keeps his distance.
Acho lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acho swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Acho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Acho misses the shot to the body.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Acho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Acho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Acho.
Acho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Acho is avoiding it.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Acho looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Acho's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acho slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Acho tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Acho just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Acho misses with a body punch
and Morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Acho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Acho misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Acho misses.
Morgan rushes Acho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sam Acho is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Acho counters with a one-two to the body.
Morgan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Acho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Acho misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Acho gets caught napping as Morgan dives in and scores a takedown. Acho manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morgan prevents Acho from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morgan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Acho avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Acho counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acho swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Acho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Acho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morgan shoots in but Acho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Acho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Acho lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Acho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Acho lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan misses with a takedown
and Acho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sam Acho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Morgan.
Acho looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Acho fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acho as he jumps to the side.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Acho throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
A big left from Acho misses.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Acho circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Acho.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Acho.
Acho throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Acho as he avoids it easily.
Acho misses with a wild combination.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Acho.
Acho moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Sam Acho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Acho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acho throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Acho pinned against the cage. Acho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Acho gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Acho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Acho throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Acho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Acho.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Acho but Acho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Acho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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 a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Acho pushes him off.
Acho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Acho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan lands with a nice combination. Acho backs away looking to recover.
Acho misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan tries to work over Acho's front leg with a kick but Acho checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Acho. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan tries to clinch but Acho moves out of range.
Acho stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Acho swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Acho is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pulls guard successfully.
Morgan pushes Acho off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Acho is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acho misses with a lunging right hand
and Acho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan shoots in but Acho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Acho misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Acho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Acho.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Acho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Morgan.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Morgan!
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