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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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155 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morgan enables Woods to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morgan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Woods is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Morgan.
Woods landing a few strikes.
Woods looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morgan prevents Woods from improving position.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Morgan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Woods's best efforts.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Woods postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Woods is pushing down on Morgan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morgan is fighting to maintain full guard but Woods has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morgan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Woods is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Woods isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods lands a big elbow.
Morgan is in a horrible position here. Woods smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Woods prevents Morgan from getting the reversal.
Woods lands a nice shot to the head.
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 regains half guard.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Woods is controlling well.
Morgan manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Woods stays in close to Morgan's body and controls the position.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woods forces his way into half guard.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Morgan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Woods's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Woods's back!
Morgan is trying to stick to Woods's back but Woods is turning into Morgan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morgan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Woods.
Woods pushing down on Morgan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Woods wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Woods prevents Morgan from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeps trying to improve his position.
Woods tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Woods throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woods is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Woods working for a submission but Morgan is keeping him at bay.
Woods wants to take Morgan's back but he can't do it this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morgan is surviving well by controlling Woods's body position as best he can.
Woods looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods controlling his opponent.
Woods looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
Morgan tries to roll over but Woods keeps him under control.
Woods passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morgan!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Woods maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Woods dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Woods tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Woods here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Morgan looks to land a combination. Woods sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Woods lands a head kick. Morgan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Woods scores with a kick to the body.
Woods fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan moves out of range as Woods throws a body kick.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Woods bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Woods shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan works over Woods's head and body with a nice combination.
Woods dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Woods shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woods looking to score a takedown here. Morgan is defending well but Woods drives through and ends up in Morgan's guard.
Woods postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Woods scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woods is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Woods slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Woods happy to just control the position for now.
Woods is putting a hurting on Morgan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morgan tries to buck Woods off but Woods is having none of it.
Jack Woods overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands with a punch from half guard.
Woods content to control rather than advance.
Woods not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woods trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back.
Woods is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Woods is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Woods working Morgan over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan has an active guard here but Woods has managed to pass into half guard.
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 Jack Woods will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Woods gets a double leg takedown into Morgan's guard.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Woods passes into side control.
Woods trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan defending against the ground and pound.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Morgan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Woods has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
Woods with shots to the head and body - Morgan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morgan regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Woods is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Woods postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Woods postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Woods wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Woods is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Woods thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has his foot on Woods's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woods works his way back into a safe position though.
Woods scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woods is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Woods thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Woods is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Woods slips an elbow through the middle.
Woods trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Woods with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woods is one step ahead there.
Woods avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan can't keep his opponent in guard - Woods advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Woods pulls his head out easily.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Woods looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Woods looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morgan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Woods pulls his head out easily.
Woods is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Woods is controlling well.
Woods is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Woods is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woods scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back.
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 works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jack Woods!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jack Woods!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jack Woods!
Jack Woods wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jack Woods made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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