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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trasseli has chosen Look at my horse! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pena Trasseli told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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156 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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150 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Trasseli sprawls well.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan scores with a takedown into Trasseli's guard.
Trasseli keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan trying to control but Trasseli is working from the bottom.
Trasseli trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trasseli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trasseli has momentary wrist control but Morgan slips an elbow through the middle.
Morgan stands up over Trasseli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trasseli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trasseli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan passes into half guard.
Trasseli is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trasseli is keeping the position for now.
Trasseli is looking to stand back up but Morgan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Trasseli.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trasseli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Trasseli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Morgan.
Morgan wants to work for an arm triangle but Trasseli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trasseli tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Trasseli looks winded!
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trasseli defends it well.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trasseli trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Trasseli told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Morgan throwing shots but Trasseli is blocking nicely.
Morgan winds up and cracks Trasseli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morgan is keen to just control but Trasseli is a slippery customer.
Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but Trasseli defends the submission attempt.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trasseli defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Trasseli is defending well.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
Morgan trying to control the action but Trasseli is working from the bottom.
Morgan throwing shots but Trasseli is blocking nicely.
Trasseli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trasseli is doing well to control the position and prevent Morgan from advancing to side control.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Trasseli is defending well.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trasseli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Trasseli off balance momentarily.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trasseli backwards.
Trasseli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Trasseli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Morgan stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trasseli has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Trasseli is breathing heavily.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses
and Trasseli counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan lands a jab to Trasseli's midsection.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trasselis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trasseli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trasseli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trasseli misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Trasseli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Trasseli throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trasseli can do to turn this around?
Trasseli misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trasseli avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Virgil Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws a hook but Trasseli avoids it easily.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Trasseli slips the punch.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trasseli was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Trasseli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trasseli.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trasseli manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trasseli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trasseli's head.
Morgan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trasseli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan trying to control but Trasseli is working from the bottom.
Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Trasseli has wrist control.
Trasseli is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Morgan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trasseli's guard.
Morgan winds up and cracks Trasseli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trasseli tries to kick Morgan off but Morgan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morgan is trying to control. Trasseli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trasseli taking some punishment here, with Morgan in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morgan darts in and clinches Trasseli up against the cage.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trasseli backwards.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trasseli backwards.
Trasseli wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Morgan.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Morgan slowing the pace effectively.
Trasseli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body.
Morgan is working Trasseli over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan stalling in the clinch.
Trasseli is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morgan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Trasseli to the mat. Trasseli regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgan trying to control but Trasseli is working from the bottom.
Morgan working some strikes from top position.
Morgan passes Trasseli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morgan drops an elbow to the side of Trasseli's head.
Trasseli wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has hold of Trasseli's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Trasseli manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morgan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trasseli can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan working Trasseli over with strikes here.
Virgil Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trasseli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trasseli tries to lock up and control but Morgan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Morgan.
Trasseli is rocked!
Morgan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Trasseli covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Morgan!
A victorious Virgil Morgan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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