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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sherry Monocle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Morgan slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body
and Morgan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jackson really felt that one!
Jackson is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan motions for Jackson to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan lands a left hand.
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 Mac Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson stalls.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Morgan slips a jab from Jackson.
Mac Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson just leaning against Morgan, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mac Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Jackson punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
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!
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Morgan thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with some punches.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mac Jackson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jackson throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Morgan checks it
and Morgan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Morgan motions for Jackson to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mac Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morgan up against the cage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Morgan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morgan lands a head shot.
Jackson throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Jackson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simon Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Morgan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mac Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
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 Mac Jackson.
I think Jackson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
Mac Jackson retains his featherweight title!
Mac Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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