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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zorg comes to the cage accompanied by Epic Beat. Morgan has chosen The Greatest Man That Ever Lived as his entrance music. Gabriel Zorg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Morgan's chin.
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160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Zorg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zorg as he jumps to the side.
Zorg throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Zorg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
It looks like Justin Morgan has been cut.
Zorg clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zorg fails with the takedown
and Zorg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Zorg.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Zorg.
Zorg scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zorg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Zorg defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorg throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Zorg is looking to advance position but Morgan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Morgan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zorg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zorg has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Zorg wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to control but Zorg wriggling away.
Morgan unloading with bombs!
Morgan cracks Zorg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zorg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zorg is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zorg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zorg defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morgan.
Zorg is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.
Morgan looking to secure an arm triangle but Zorg defends it well.
Zorg is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Morgan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morgan looking to secure an arm triangle but Zorg defends it well.
Zorg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zorg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zorg looking for submissions off his back.
Zorg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morgan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zorg manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Morgan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morgan is trying to get an arm triangle but Zorg is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zorg is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Zorg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab by Zorg.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zorg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Zorg.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Zorg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zorg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zorg.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Zorg digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Zorg had a free shot at his head there.
Zorg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zorg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zorg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Zorg misses.
Zorg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Zorg lands a nice looking body shot.
Zorg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morgan staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zorg manages to avoid it.
Morgan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Zorg does no damage.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Morgan slips a jab from Zorg.
Zorg fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zorg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morgan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zorg working for a triangle but Morgan defends it easily.
Zorg keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Zorg throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morgan uses it to pass to side control.
Zorg tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zorg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morgan is trying to get an arm triangle but Zorg is defending well.
Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zorg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zorg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zorg is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zorg avoid being mounted?
Justin Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Morgan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zorg is trying to control but can't.
Zorg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zorg looking for a guillotine here but Morgan defends easily.
Zorg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zorg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zorg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zorg missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Zorg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zorg just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zorg avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Zorg throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gabriel Zorg is winning the standup battle so far.
Zorg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Zorg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zorg.
Zorg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan moves out of range as Zorg strikes.
Gabriel Zorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zorg.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan scores with a punch to the head.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zorg.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Zorg avoids nicely.
Zorg connects with a looping right hand.
Zorg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Zorg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zorg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan leaves Zorg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zorg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan throws a right hand that Zorg ducks under and follows up with a left that Zorg also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Zorg.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zorg dives in for a single leg takedown but Morgan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zorg.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morgan gets underhooks to prevent Zorg's takedown attempt.
Zorg misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorg presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Zorg has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Zorg.
Zorg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zorg is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morgan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zorg to the mat. Zorg regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan trying to control but Zorg is working from the bottom.
Zorg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zorg working for a triangle but Morgan defends it easily.
Justin Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zorg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Zorg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zorg, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zorg!
Gabriel Zorg 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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hype
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RATING
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