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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 cm
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130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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210 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter Wolf! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Morgan! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Wolf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wolf! The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Wolf pushes Morgan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morgan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Morgan stands up and we're back to a striking position. Wolf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolf's guard now. Wolf definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Morgan gets to his feet - Wolf follows without any prompting. Wolf throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wolf misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Wolf misses with a double jab.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Wolf.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wolf throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Wolf misses with a few strikes there.
Wolf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Morgan decides to stand and escape the position. Wolf tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wolf looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well. Wolf takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses. Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morgan. This has been an exciting period of action! Wolf is working an open guard so Morgan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Wolf misses with a double jab.
Wolf is breathing heavily. Wolf throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Morgan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wolf to get to his feet. Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range. No joy there for Wolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolf tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wolf throws a right and a left that both miss. Wolf misses with a straight right. Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan. Wolf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolf throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot. Wolf misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morgan. Morgan stands up and waves to Wolf to follow him. Wolf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Wolf throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range. Some wild striking there from Wolf.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Wolf.
Wolf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walter Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wolf misses with the combination.
Wolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wolf won't be happy with that. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Morgan decides to stand back up. Morgan steps back and let's Wolf get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Morgan dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Wolf misses. Wolf misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolf thows a body shot but no joy. Wolf throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot. Wolf shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Wolf to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Wolf looks to land a combination. Morgan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Wolf misses with a wild combination.
Wolf misses with a body punch
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wolf wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position. Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang! Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolf throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Walter Wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A big left from Wolf misses. Wolf is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Wolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolf's guard now. Morgan stands up and waves to Wolf to follow him. Wolf throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wolf misses with a jab to the body
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wolf! Wolf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolf tries to get out of the position. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Morgan decides to stand back up. Wolf misses with a straight right. Wolf's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wolf duly obliges. Wolf throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wolf takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan moves away from the strike by Wolf. Wolf throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely. Morgan slips a jab from Wolf. Wolf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control. Morgan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wolf to his feet. Wolf throws a left and a right that both miss
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Justin Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Morgan stands up from Wolf's guard - Morgan perhaps looking for a knockout. Wolf is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolf. Wolf misses the jab. Wolf is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet. A combination from Wolf does no damage. Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wolf throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away. Wolf throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wolf throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely. Wolf takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses. Some wild striking there from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a two punch combination.
Wolf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wolf misses with a series of wild punches.
Walter Wolf is winning the standup battle so far. Morgan avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Some wild striking there from Wolf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wolf throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard. Wolf is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morgan dives into side control.
Morgan decides to stand back up. Morgan steps back and let's Wolf get back to his feet. A punch combination from Wolf misses. Sloppy strikes from Wolf. Those never looked like landing. Wolf misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely. Wolf looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet. Wolf thows a body shot but no joy. Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolf tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Wolf misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wolf! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Morgan decides to stand back up. Wolf misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wolf takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses. Wolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wolf won't be happy with that. Morgan stands up and beckons Wolf to his feet. Wolf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Wolf. Those never looked like landing. Wolf misses with a wild body shot. Wolf throws a right and a left that both miss. Wolf throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a single leg into guard. Wolf didn't expect that. 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 stands up and waves to Wolf to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big left from Wolf misses. Wolf throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it. Wolf throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely. Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Wolf. Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Morgan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Walter Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wolf throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Justin Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30 Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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