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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio has chosen Du Hast by Ramstein - Cornholio Mix as his entrance music. Andrew Morgan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Cornholio!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan drops Cornholio with a beautiful combination! Cornholio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morgan is looking for the KO!
It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
Cornholio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cornholio throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Cornholio is looking to clinch.
Cornholio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornholio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cornholio is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Cornholio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morgan defends it nicely.
Cornholio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Great Cornholio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Cornholio moves away and avoids it.
Cornholio is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Cornholio shoots in.
Cornholio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Cornholio uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cornholio.
Andrew Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Cornholio.
Nice defenses there by Cornholio.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Cornholio slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cornholio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cornholio misses with a series of wild punches.
Cornholio throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Cornholio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Cornholio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Andrew Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cornholio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cornholio shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
Cornholio misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Cornholio's head but Cornholio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cornholio tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Cornholio tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the jab.
Cornholio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cornholio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Cornholio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cornholio is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Cornholio has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cornholio breaks the clinch.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Cornholio wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cornholio darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cornholio closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Cornholio pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cornholio wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cornholio.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornholio shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cornholio connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Cornholio tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Great Cornholio's cut.
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.
Cornholio has managed to clinch.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cornholio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cornholio jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Cornholio around his waist. Cornholio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Cornholio darts in looking for a takedown but Morgan gets double underhooks and turns Cornholio into the cage.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cornholio has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrew Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Cornholio.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornholio keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan tries to break free but Cornholio pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cornholio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cornholio lands with a left to the head.
Cornholio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cornholio tries to pull guard but Morgan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cornholio can do to turn this around?
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Cornholio is controlling the position.
Cornholio lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cornholio tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Cornholio back against the cage.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cornholio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Cornholio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cornholio keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cornholio lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan is trying to push Cornholio away but Cornholio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Cornholio tries to score a body lock takedown but Morgan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cornholio has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan tries to circle away but Cornholio has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Cornholio has the dominant position.
Cornholio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Cornholio pulls Morgan into guard.
Morgan lands a couple of elbows.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cornholio's guard.
Cornholio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cornholio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cornholio is keeping the position for now.
Morgan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Cornholio is keeping the position.
Cornholio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cornholio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cornholio manages to pass to side control.
Cornholio stops Morgan from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cornholio in particular looking to stall.
Morgan pushes Cornholio off looking to stand but Cornholio dives back in and keeps control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cornholio trying to mount his opponent but Morgan defends it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Cornholio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Great Cornholio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cornholio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Great Cornholio's cut even more.
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Cornholio counters with a head kick.
Cornholio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cornholio misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cornholio throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornholio is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Cornholio is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Cornholio tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Cornholio.
Cornholio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Great Cornholio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Cornholio avoids them all with ease.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cornholio trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to stand up here but Cornholio is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
Cornholio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cornholio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrew Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Cornholio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cornholio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cornholio walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
Great Cornholio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cornholio fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cornholio doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Cornholio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cornholio misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andrew Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Cornholio.
Cornholio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Cornholio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cornholio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan stalks Cornholio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cornholio's face. Cornholio staggers backwards, shaken.
Great Cornholio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cornholio dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on Cornholio's head and hops out.
Cornholio tries to clinch up.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan gets tackled into the cage by Cornholio. Cornholio maintains the clinch.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Cornholio is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cornholio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Cornholio successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornholio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cornholio can't keep his opponent in guard - Morgan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morgan is trying to control. Cornholio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but Cornholio defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Morgan!
A very excited looking Andrew Morgan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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