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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito comes to the ring accompanied by Mohito. Morgan has chosen Sherry Monocle as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan is looking to slow Molito down with leg kicks.
Molito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Molito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Molito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Molito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Molito is avoiding it.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Molito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molito.
Molito moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan motions for Molito to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Molito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Molito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a hook.
Morgan tries to clinch but Molito moves out of range.
Molito is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Molito throws a leg kick but Morgan checks it.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molito.
Molito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Molito ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Molito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Molito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Molito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Molito throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molito's calf.
Molito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Molito misses with the combination.
Molito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Molito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Molito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Molito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan scores with a spinning back kick!
Molito throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Molito is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molito takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molito.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that round.
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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan slips a straight right by Molito.
Morgan is looking to slow Molito down with leg kicks.
Molito throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Molito looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Molito thinking.
Morgan is looking to slow Molito down with leg kicks.
Molito misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Molito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Enrique Molito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Molito.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Molito's front leg but catches the back leg as Molito tries to avoid it.
Molito tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Molito tries to clinch up.
Molito walks into a left hand.
Molito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simon Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Molito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Molito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molito was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morgan.
Molito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Molito connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molito doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Molito swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Molito misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Molito if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Molito rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Molito.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Molito pushes him off.
Molito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morgan throws a body punch but Molito moves out of range.
Molito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Molito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Molito throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a nice body kick.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Molito misses the body punch
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Molito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morgan doesn't seem phased though.
Molito blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Molito.
Molito throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Molito's defenses.
Morgan throws a front kick that sends Molito stumbling back into the ropes.
Molito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Molito blocks the leg kick.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Molito throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Molito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Molito throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Molito.
Molito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Molito throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan takes a swing at Molito's ribcage but misses.
Molito swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters by clinching up.
Molito breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Molito misses the target.
Molito misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Morgan slams his shin into Molito's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
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 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Morgan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stalks Molito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Molito's face. Molito staggers backwards, shaken.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Molito's sensitive parts.
Molito throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Molito.
Molito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Molito looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Molito can pounce on him.
Molito swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Molito was not able to check.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molito moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Molito controls the action.
Molito wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Molito will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Molito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan cracks Molito with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molito throws a big shot that misses.
Molito misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Molito if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan gets tackled into the ropes by Molito. Molito maintains the clinch.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Molito.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Molito breaks the clinch.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Molito's leg. Molito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Molito.
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Molito.
Molito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Molito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Molito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Molito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molito throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Molito down.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molito.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Molito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Morgan lands a head kick. Molito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Molito throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a body kick.
Molito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Molito's leg. Molito is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Molito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Molito tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Molito throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Molito misses.
Morgan swings for the body but Molito moves out of range.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Molito closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the ropes.
Molito blocks the elbow strike.
Molito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molito misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
A head punch on the inside from Molito fails to land.
Molito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Molito missing with knees to the body.
Morgan taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Molito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Molito back against the ropes.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Molito's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Molito tries to clinch
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Molito swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Molito is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molito trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Molito into the ropes.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Molito controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Molito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Molito.
Morgan pushes Molito back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Morgan.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan pushes Molito back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simon Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Molito scores with a hook to the body.
Morgan works on Molito's body with a couple of short punches.
Molito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molito backwards.
Molito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Molito does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan jabs Molito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Molito misses with a double jab.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Molito.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Molito tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molito swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molito's elbow.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morgan tries a body shot but Molito blocks it.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molito.
Molito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molito tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Molito back against the ropes.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molito's elbow.
Morgan prevents Molito from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Morgan.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molito.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Molito tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito blocking some punches.
Molito misses with a knee strike.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan digs a right hand into Molito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Molito's gas tank.
Molito lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan blocking some punches.
Molito lands an uppercut.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
Molito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Molito misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Molito.
Enrique Molito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Morgan!
Simon Morgan is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Simon Morgan took to the microphone: 'I wanna motorboat Nick Shields' ass.'.
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