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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish - Phantom Of The Opera. Brian King is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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267 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a head kick.
A jab from Morgan misses.
King swinging wildly here.
King slips a straight right by Morgan.
King tries to clinch up.
Morgan walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King moves into the clinch.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morgan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
King is looking for a takedown.
Jason Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian King.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Morgan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Morgan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Morgan.
King avoids the body shot from Morgan.
King moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King throws a one two combo.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a body kick.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morgan throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King misses with a double jab.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a head kick.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morgan punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
King shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from King misses.
King needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from King misses.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Morgan avoids the head kick by King.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brian King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as King shoots in.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan jabs at King's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
King ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King blocks a jab.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morgan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big right from Morgan misses.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan blocks a head kick by King.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
Jason Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jason Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian King.
King throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
A head kick misses from King.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King is breathing heavily.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Brian King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
King decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a hook.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morgan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
King misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morgan throws a leg kick but King checks it.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King connects with a high kick.
King misses with a head kick.
Morgan connects with a crisp jab.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morgan throws a hook but King blocks it.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Morgan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan cracks King with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
King dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on King's head and hops out.
A head kick by King misses
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King gets the takedown into side control.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morgan avoids the head kick by King.
King slips under a jab.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King misses with the combination.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan cracks King with a good jab.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from King does no damage.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
King tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Morgan throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from King.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan fakes the leg kick and cracks King in the body.
Morgan cracks King with a good jab.
King misses with the combination.
King staying out of range there.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donk. Morgan catches King right on the button with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for King on that attempt.
Jason Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian King.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Jason Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoids the head kick by King.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brian King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
King misses with a head kick.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but King checks it well.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morgan backs up against the cage.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. King pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morgan scores with a hook.
Morgan throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Morgan!
Jason Morgan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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