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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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208 lbs
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198 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay 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, Liam McGeary!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and McGeary counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGeary controlling the action here for a moment.
McGeary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
McGeary lands with a left to the head.
McGeary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGeary lands with a short shot to the head.
McGeary lands a nice uppercut.
McGeary lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
McGeary blocking some punches.
McGeary lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGeary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGeary stalling the fight.
McGeary swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from McGeary - that landed with a thud.
McGeary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGeary wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGeary is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGeary changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGeary doesn't seem phased though.
Morgan throws a push kick but McGeary slaps the foot to one side.
McGeary moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan slips under a jab from McGeary.
McGeary takes one to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGeary at a distance.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. McGeary moves away and avoids it.
Morgan throws a jab when McGeary was well out of range.
A jab from Morgan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick but McGeary moves out of range.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGeary.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan cracks the inside of McGeary's front leg.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan catches McGeary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan throws a jab when McGeary was well out of range.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGeary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
A big right from Morgan misses.
McGeary moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
McGeary takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGeary takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Morgan misses.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
McGeary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and McGeary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGeary.
McGeary has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGeary scores with a shoulder strike.
McGeary has Morgan pushed against the cage.
Morgan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McGeary changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jay Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam McGeary.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGeary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
Jay Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGeary moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but McGeary moved out of range nicely.
McGeary defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGeary counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but McGeary is out of range.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGeary circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGeary was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan defending well as McGeary loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGeary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
McGeary lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGeary.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but McGeary moved out of range nicely.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGeary.
McGeary blocks a jab.
Morgan throws a head kick but McGeary moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
letting McGeary counter with a right hand.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but McGeary moved out of range.
McGeary dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
McGeary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by McGeary.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGeary's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped McGeary's head back.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
McGeary throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
McGeary staying out of range there.
McGeary slips a straight right by Morgan.
Jay Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGeary counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
McGeary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Morgan swings for the body but McGeary moves out of range.
Morgan misses the jab.
McGeary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGeary slips under a jab from Morgan.
McGeary clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
McGeary goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morgan prevents it.
McGeary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGeary lands a shot to the body.
McGeary content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
McGeary swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
McGeary lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Morgan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by McGeary.
McGeary slips under a jab.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and McGeary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but McGeary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and McGeary counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through McGeary's defenses.
Morgan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGeary.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook. McGeary ducked under it nicely.
McGeary slips under a jab.
McGeary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGeary.
McGeary throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
McGeary ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
A big left from Morgan misses.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGeary ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. McGeary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
McGeary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liam McGeary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGeary stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
and McGeary counters by clinching up.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGeary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but McGeary slips the punch.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. McGeary moves away and avoids it.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and McGeary counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGeary.
McGeary lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by McGeary.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGeary stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGeary is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
McGeary lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGeary.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGeary misses with some punches.
McGeary lands a left hand.
McGeary misses with a punch on the inside.
McGeary leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGeary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGeary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGeary goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morgan prevents it.
Jay Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam McGeary.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGeary blocking some punches.
McGeary's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McGeary has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Morgan!
Jay Morgan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Liam McGeary had this to say: 'I don't have much to say. Congratulations to my opponent, I just wasn't ready tonight.'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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