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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Angelisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Undead. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominic Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Angelisto!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angelisto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan tries to bum rush Angelisto with a series of wild strikes but Angelisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Angelisto is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Angelisto circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Angelisto sees it coming and defends easily.
Angelisto gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelisto trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan trying to control but Angelisto is working from the bottom.
Angelisto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Angelisto keeps moving.
Dominic Morgan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morgan goes for a double leg but Angelisto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Angelisto continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Angelisto is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Angelisto sees it coming and defends easily.
Angelisto wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan drops an elbow to the side of Angelisto's head.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Angelisto is defending well.
Morgan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelisto is trying to control but can't.
Angelisto is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Angelisto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Angelisto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan throwing shots but Angelisto is blocking nicely.
Angelisto wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Angelisto defends it.
Morgan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Angelisto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Angelisto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Angelisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelisto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morgan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morgan works over Angelisto with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morgan is working Angelisto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Angelisto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Angelisto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morgan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Angelisto is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Angelisto is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morgan pulls Angelisto in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelisto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morgan, up you get!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
It looks like Felix Angelisto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan dives in and grabs Angelisto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Angelisto pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Angelisto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angelisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Angelisto's waist but Angelisto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Angelisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angelisto thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Angelisto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelisto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Angelisto.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Angelisto.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Angelisto is avoiding it.
Angelisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Angelisto dodges it nicely.
Dominic Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Angelisto is defending well.
Angelisto tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelisto wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Angelisto is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angelisto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Angelisto'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. This is the final round!
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Angelisto lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Morgan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Angelisto throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Angelisto's waist but Angelisto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angelisto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelisto moves into the clinch successfully.
Angelisto tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angelisto prevents it.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Angelisto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Angelisto is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Angelisto smiles and moves away.
Angelisto throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Angelisto dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelisto tries to clinch up.
Morgan lands a high kick!
Angelisto is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Angelisto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morgan.
Dominic Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angelisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Angelisto circles away.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Angelisto moved out of range.
Angelisto moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan tries to clinch there but Angelisto circles away.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelisto blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Angelisto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Angelisto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Dominic Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angelisto dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Felix Angelisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angelisto.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Angelisto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Angelisto manages to get underhooks.
Angelisto working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan prevents Angelisto from breaking the clinch.
Angelisto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Angelisto won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Angelisto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Felix Angelisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Angelisto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Angelisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Morgan!
Dominic Morgan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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