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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Lenol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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141 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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162 cm
23
141 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Lenol!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenol shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lenol was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan tries to hold on but Lenol postures up.
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan wants to control but Lenol is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lenol wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely.
Lenol content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan wants to hold on but Lenol pushes him away.
Lenol controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Lenol has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Lenol has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to hold on but Lenol postures up.
Lenol trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan wants to control but Lenol is having none of it.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenol controlling from mount.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Lenol gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morgan can't escape the position.
Lenol avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Lenol controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ty Lenol will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan cracks Lenol with an open hand slap.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lenol's hands.
Lenol fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Lenol circles away.
Lenol just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lenol gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morgan.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morgan holds on and takes a little breather.
Lenol wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lenol swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Lenol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Lenol which made him look bad.
Lenol scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
Lenol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lenol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lenol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Lenol sprawls well.
Henry Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lenol ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan swings for the body but Lenol moves out of range.
Lenol throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Lenol looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lenol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lenol closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morgan to the mat! Morgan manages to get full guard.
Morgan pulls Lenol in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lenol trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lenol stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lenol wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Morgan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lenol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lenol bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lenol's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lenol prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Morgan is trying to maintain the position but Lenol is very close to passing his half guard.
Morgan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan manages to get to full guard.
Lenol preventing the sweep.
Lenol sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Lenol controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ty Lenol was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Morgan throws a body punch but Lenol moves out of range.
Henry Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Lenol feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Lenol changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lenol has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morgan is proving hard to escape from.
Morgan controls Lenol momentarily but Lenol frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenol content to stall in guard here.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Lenol moved out of range.
Lenol throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Morgan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lenol counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan manages to get back to half guard.
Morgan manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Lenol is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lenol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Lenol is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Morgan.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry 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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RATING
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