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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory has chosen It's a fight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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192 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Thory.
Thory is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Thory manages to break the clinch.
Thory cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Thory is just out of range.
Thory misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thory circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thory blocks it with crossed arms.
Thory lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thory pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morgan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thory.
It looks like Eric Morgan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thory lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morgan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morgan slips a jab from Thory.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Thory which made him look bad.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Thory.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thory wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Thory changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thory misses with a looping left.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Thory moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with a head kick.
Vic Thory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thory counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thory can pounce on him.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Morgan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thory swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Thory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Thory manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thory jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thory with a jab.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Thory tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thory throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Thory misses.
Morgan tries to clinch but Thory moves away
and Thory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Thory counter with a right hand.
Thory stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thory wants it to stay on the feet.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Thory looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Thory scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Thory does it's job there.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory lands a slapping body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morgan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thory - the referee stops the clock and Morgan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thory. Morgan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan tries to move into range but Thory moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thory throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thory bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morgan's head backwards.
Morgan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morgan lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thory wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Thory keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morgan trying to control but Thory is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Morgan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thory misses with a body shot.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Thory misses with a punch on the inside.
Thory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thory manages to break the clinch.
Thory throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Thory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan shoots for a double leg takedown but Thory sprawls well. He's pushed Morgan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donk. Thory catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thory's waist but Thory gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Thory.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan shoots for a double leg takedown but Thory sprawls well. He's pushed Morgan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thory avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Thory shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thory throws a head kick that half lands.
Morgan gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thory's efforts to push away.
Thory controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeps control of Thory as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan wants the takedown. Thory is fighting it off but Morgan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thory's guard against the cage.
Thory seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thory trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Thory.
Thory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thory is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Morgan won't allow Thory to sweep him here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vic Thory wasn't active enough on the ground.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thory after a bit of a struggle.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thory.
Thory gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Thory manages to break the clinch.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thory lands with a good body shot.
Thory moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thory.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thory tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thory darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice jab there from Thory.
A big left from Thory misses.
Thory cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan moves forwards but Thory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Thory. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Thory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Morgan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Thory scores with a nice strike.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Thory is avoiding it.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thory scores with a jab.
Morgan closes the distance but Thory moves to the side
letting Thory counter with a right hand.
Morgan is rocked!
Thory connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thory drops Morgan with a beautiful combination! Morgan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thory is looking for the KO!
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 shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thory counters with a huge left! Morgan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Thory isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Morgan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Thory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Thory!
Vic Thory opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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