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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with Sherry Monocle blaring out of the sound system. Juan Cabrillo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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18 - 9 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cabrillo 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.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabrillo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Cabrillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan trying to hold on to Cabrillo's head to control him but Cabrillo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrillo working Morgan over with strikes.
Morgan trying to control here.
Cabrillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Cabrillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cabrillo ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Cabrillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cabrillo.
Morgan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cabrillo throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Cabrillo clinches with his opponent.
Cabrillo prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabrillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan jabs Cabrillo right on the nose. Cabrillo blinks but takes it well.
Cabrillo misses with a double jab.
Cabrillo throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch.
Cabrillo clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
A short left from Cabrillo.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrillo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrillo punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrillo moves away.
Morgan misses with a body shot
and Cabrillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabrillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabrillo pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
Cabrillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Cabrillo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morgan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck for Cabrillo with that takedown attempt.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Cabrillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cabrillo misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabrillo lands with a right hand.
Cabrillo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan connects with a right hand. Cabrillo shakes it off.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Cabrillo avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Cabrillo avoids them all with ease.
Cabrillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It appears Morgan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Morgan takes a swing at Cabrillo's ribcage but misses.
Cabrillo scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Cabrillo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cabrillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Cabrillo throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cabrillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Cabrillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Cabrillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrillo.
Morgan throwing a counter right hand but Cabrillo manages to avoid it.
Cabrillo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cabrillo trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Cabrillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan controls Cabrillo momentarily but Cabrillo frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrillo lands a couple of elbows.
Morgan wants to stand up but Cabrillo is controlling him.
Cabrillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan controls Cabrillo momentarily but Cabrillo frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cabrillo works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Simon Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Cabrillo slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrillo. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cabrillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Morgan off the cage and back into range.
Simon Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabrillo misses the body punch
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabrillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrillo looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Simon Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabrillo is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo throws out a counter right but Morgan avoids it with no problem.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
A short right from Cabrillo on the inside.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cabrillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Cabrillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Cabrillo shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Morgan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Cabrillo avoids nicely.
Cabrillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabrillos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrillo throws out the jab.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrillo.
A cross from Cabrillo lands.
The fighters circling - Cabrillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrillo throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrillo dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrillo. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrillo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cabrillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Morgan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cabrillo. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Cabrillo.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Cabrillo checks it.
Cabrillo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cabrillo dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on Cabrillo's head and hops out.
Simon Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands a jab-cross combination.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Cabrillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cabrillo misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Cabrillo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. 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.
Cabrillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrillo.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Cabrillo misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Cabrillo looks to move away, Morgan throws a big counter combo bu Cabrillo just gets out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Cabrillo's head back.
Cabrillo 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 was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrillo lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrillo throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cabrillo digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrillo staying out of range there.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cabrillo. Cabrillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cabrillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cabrillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Cabrillo slips an elbow through the middle.
Morgan is pulling down on Cabrillo's head. It's preventing any offense from Cabrillo, at least for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morgan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabrillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cabrillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrillo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan works Cabrillo's body with a nice hook.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrillo manages to avoid it.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabrillo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cabrillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabrillo swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Cabrillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabrillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrillo instigates a clinch.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Juan Cabrillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Cabrillo backing up. Cabrillo nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrillo. Those never looked like landing.
Cabrillo misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Cabrillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cabrillo somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabrillo.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Cabrillo instigates a clinch.
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 breaks the clinch.
Morgan misses with the body kick
so Cabrillo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cabrillo postures up.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simon Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cabrillo is controlling him.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Cabrillo pushes his legs off easily.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Cabrillo from controlling successfully.
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 Simon Morgan.
I think Cabrillo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Cabrillo!
Juan Cabrillo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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