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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
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184 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Morgan off the cage and back into range.
Pennanen sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Juho Pennanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pennanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Pennanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennanen tries to sprawl but Morgan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pennanen is just riding it out for now. Morgan eventually gives up the hold.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pennanen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pennanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Pennanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juho Pennanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
A jab from Pennanen does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pennanen.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennanen throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennanen moves away.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pennanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pennanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pennanen moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Pennanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Pennanen's body. Pennanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Pennanen throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan gets tackled into the cage by Pennanen. Pennanen maintains the clinch.
Pennanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Pennanen.
Pennanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan wants to stall.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pennanens head.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan jumps guard but Pennanen stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pennanen blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Pennanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pennanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennanen lands a body punch.
Pennanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to trip Pennanen. He has hold of a leg but Pennanen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morgan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pennanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pennanen has wrist control.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Pennanen is keeping the position.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Pennanen keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Pennanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a strike but Pennanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pennanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pennanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pennanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pennanen throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pennanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pennanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juho Pennanen 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.
Pennanen throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Pennanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Pennanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pennanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan moves out of range as Pennanen strikes.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pennanen.
Pennanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennanen throws out the jab.
Pennanen swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennanen.
Pennanen lands a head shot.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Pennanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Pennanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Pennanen checks it.
Pennanen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morgan defending well as Pennanen loads up on a big left hand.
Pennanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pennanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pennanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
A big right from Pennanen misses.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pennanen's head.
Pennanen lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Pennanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pennanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennanen moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Pennanen does no damage.
A jab from Pennanen finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Pennanen's head back.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Pennanen avoids it well.
Pennanen avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Juho Pennanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pennanen but Pennanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennanen looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Pennanen cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Morgan darts in looking for a takedown but Pennanen gets double underhooks and turns Morgan into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pennanen.
Still in the clinch, Pennanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan taking a breather.
Pennanen is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pennanen down to the mat. Pennanen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennanen throws out the jab.
Pennanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pennanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pennanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pennanen feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen with a hook.
Pennanen throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Pennanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pennanen tries to avoid it.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pennanen.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pennanen trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Pennanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pennanen tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pennanen defends it well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morgan connects with a nice short shot to Pennanen's temple.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennanen wants to get back to full guard but Morgan has passed into side control.
Morgan wants to control but Pennanen is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juho Pennanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan moves out of range as Pennanen strikes.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pennanen takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Pennanen connects with a looping right hand.
Pennanen throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pennanen works over Morgan's head and body with a nice combination.
Pennanen misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pennanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pennanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennanen.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Pennanen.
A swing and a miss from Pennanen.
Pennanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Pennanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pennanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pennanen. Morgan shrugs it off though.
Pennanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Pennanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Pennanen's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennanen. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pennanen misses with a left hand
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennanen moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Pennanen's ribs.
Virgil Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pennanen's head.
Morgan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pennanen has Morgan pulled in close to control his posture.
Juho Pennanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan postures up in Pennanen's guard and throws a big left but Pennanen blocks it.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan throws a strike but Pennanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pennanen defends well.
Pennanen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pennanen has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen postures up.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Pennanen from controlling successfully.
Pennanen postures up.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pennanen is controlling him.
Pennanen wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Pennanen won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pennanen misses with a looping left.
Pennanen throws a nice head kick!
Pennanen slips a straight right by Morgan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
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 Virgil Morgan.
I think Pennanen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juho Pennanen!
A victorious Juho Pennanen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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