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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Norris Man - When Your Time Is Up. Sub Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Norris is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Norris avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Morgan pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Norris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Norris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Norris seems keen to control Morgan's posture.
Norris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norris controlling the position.
Norris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sub Norris just wasn't active enough.
Norris closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norris gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Norris. Beautiful body shot.
Morgan clinches.
Norris has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris jumps guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Norris pulls Morgan into guard.
Norris pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Norris seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morgan stands and throws Norris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Norris is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan wants to stand but Norris is controlling his arm.
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!
Norris wants to control but Morgan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan tries to stand but Norris is controlling his head.
Norris regains half guard.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norris is controlling Morgan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Norris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morgan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morgan's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Morgan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Morgan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Norris.
Morgan is trying to shake Norris off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Norris won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norris wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Norris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Norris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris is looking for a kimura but Morgan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Norris to get the leverage.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norris is controlling him.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Norris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Norris backpedaling.
Morgan has Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris drags the fight down to the ground.
Norris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Norris managing to control the position.
Norris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Sub Norris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Horrible takedown by Norris or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan which made him look bad.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Norris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Norris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Norris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norris blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Norris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Norris is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Norris jumps guard and drags Morgan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Norris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morgan wants to stand but Norris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Norris looking to control.
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Norris won't let him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Norris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norris is looking to advance position but Morgan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Norris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Norris avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Norris's leg. Norris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Morgan tries to break free but Norris pushes him back against the cage.
Norris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kip Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan fakes the leg kick and cracks Norris in the body.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Norris.
Norris has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Norris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norris wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norris fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
It looks like Sub Norris has been cut.
Norris has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morgan is trying to keep an underhook but Norris manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris trying to control the pace.
Norris is looking for a kimura but Morgan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Norris to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan manages to get to full guard.
Norris stops Morgan from standing up.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norris controlling the position.
Norris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Norris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.
Morgan trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan wanted to stand there but Norris had control of the position.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kip Morgan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Norris won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan gets a clinch.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
Norris tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Norris drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Norris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norris is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Morgan!
Our winner, Kip Morgan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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