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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zica comes into the arena with Master of Puppets by Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Morgan has chosen Black Snake Moan as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan scores with a push kick.
Zica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Zica.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Zica as he checks the leg kick.
Zica tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Zica lands a nice shot to the body.
Zica connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Zica looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zica misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zica avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Zica throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jones Zica has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan lands a head kick. Zica smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zica throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Zica takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica lands a jab to the head.
Zica loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Zica lands a head shot.
Zica works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Zica misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zica's knee momentarily.
Zica tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Zica shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Zica moved away.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Zica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zica looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Zica lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zica checks the leg kick.
Zica throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Zica moves out of range easily.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zica checks the leg kick.
Zica attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Zica misses.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Zica's ribs.
Zica takes one to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zica.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Zica gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zica working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zica backwards.
Zica misses with some punches.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zica misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Zica tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Zica misses with a looping right.
Zica with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Zica misses.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zica scores with the left hand. Morgan knows he should have avoided that one.
Zica pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Zica moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Zica.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Zica moves out of range easily.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Zica.
Zica bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Zica lands with a nice body punch.
Zica throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morgan on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zica.
Zica throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Zica is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jones Zica'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 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zica.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Zica had a free shot at his head there.
Morgan takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Morgan blocks the leg kick.
Zica throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zica connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Zica darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Zica throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Zica misses with a punch on the inside.
Zica throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zica lands a nice shot to the body.
Zica lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Zica misses with some punches.
Zica throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Zica.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zica.
Zica throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zica bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zica throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Zica off balance momentarily.
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zica moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zica just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zica checks a leg kick.
Zica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zica has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.
Zica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zica working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morgan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zica wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zica.
Zica lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Zica scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zica as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Zica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zica's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronnie Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick but Zica moves out of range.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zica throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
A big left from Zica misses.
Jab, jab by Zica - just one landing.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan lands a head kick. Zica smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zica throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Zica blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Zica takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Zica blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Zica throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Zica blocks the low kick.
Good shot there by Zica.
Zica takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zica circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Zica misses the body punch
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Zica. Those never looked like landing.
Zica misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Zica tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jones Zica's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Zica moves out of range easily.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Zica had a free shot at his head there.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zica misses with a straight left.
Zica tries to clinch up.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Zica counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zica gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Zica.
Zica tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zica.
Zica can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Zica taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Zica avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan stalls.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Zica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zica on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zica lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Zica moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zica is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Zica takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Zica takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Zica steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Zica counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronnie Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Zica saw it coming and moves away.
Zica throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Zica throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Zica.
Zica throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones Zica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronnie Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morgan staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zica checks a leg kick.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Zica takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zica.
Zica throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Zica loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Zica throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zica misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zica's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zica under the eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zica blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zica takes a step back to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Morgan.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Morgan!
Ronnie Morgan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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