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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jingle Jingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jingle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kay Kyser - Jingle Jangle Jingle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andrew Morgan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
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169 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jingle Jingle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jingle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
A slow jab from Jingle misses its intended target.
Jingle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
It looked like Morgan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jingle.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jingle at a distance.
Jingle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morgan was covering up waiting for the punch and Jingle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Jingle is having none of it.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Jingle from controlling successfully.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jingle is controlling him.
Jingle working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jingle throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jingle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jingle prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Jingle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Jingle fails to land with a series of punches.
Jingle closes the distance and clinches.
Jingle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morgan uses from the top position.
Jingle is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break Jingle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jingle wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Jingle looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Jingle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jingle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jingle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Jingle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jingle throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jingle passes into half guard.
Morgan is trying to stand back up but Jingle is controlling him
Jingle is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Morgan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Morgan kicks off Jingle and gets to his feet.
Jingle throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Jingle connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jingle lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
Jingle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jingle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Jingle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jingle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jingle Jingle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jingle darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Jingle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jingle throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jingle throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jingle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jingle shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
Jingle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Jingle misses.
Jingle clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
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 tries to break free but Jingle pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Jingle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Jingle's head but Jingle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Jingle tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jingle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jingle manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Jingle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jingle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jingle lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jingle doesn't seem bothered though.
Jingle misses with a hook.
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jingle.
Jingle throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan with a jab.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jingle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jingle.
Andrew Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jingle Jingle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingle slips under a jab.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jingle back to the cage. Morgan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jingle moves away.
Jingle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jingle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jingle throws a shot to the body.
Morgan swings for the body but Jingle moves out of range.
Morgan cracks Jingle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan cracks Jingle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jingle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morgan quickly recovers to half guard.
Morgan is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jingle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jingle in particular looking to stall.
Jingle Jingle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Jingle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jingle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Jingle wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan kicks off Jingle and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jingle has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Jingle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jingle moves away.
Jingle misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Jingle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Morgan misses its target.
Jingle Jingle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jingle looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Jingle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jingle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jingle throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Jingle misses.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jingle swings widly with a right hand
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrew Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan'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. And we move into the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jingle.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jingle manages to avoid it.
Jingle wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jingle takes one on the button.
Jingle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jingle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jingle, as that shot connected.
Jingle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan tries to bum rush Jingle with a series of wild strikes but Jingle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jingle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jingle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jingle momentarily.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jingle.
A telegraphed right hand from Jingle misses the target.
Jingle misses the body punch
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Jingle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jingle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jingle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jingle is in Morgan's guard.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Jingle isn't so interested in that idea.
Jingle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Jingle tries to pass.
Jingle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Jingle is having none of it.
Jingle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Jingle.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jingle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jingle.
Jingle tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jingle misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morgan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jingle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jingle ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Jingle had a free shot at his head there.
Jingle darts in looking for a takedown but Morgan gets double underhooks and turns Jingle into the cage.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jingle tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jingle throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Andrew Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jingle Jingle.
Jingle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jingle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jingle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jingle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan cracks Jingle with a good jab.
Jingle stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jingle.
A left lands for Jingle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jingle lands with an overhand left.
Andrew Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan slips a straight right by Jingle.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Jingle.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jingle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jingle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morgan's head backwards.
Morgan tests Jingle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan throws a jab when Jingle was well out of range.
Jingle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jingle shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Jingle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jingle goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Morgan punishes Jingle's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrew Morgan.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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