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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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288 lbs
28 - 16 - 2 |
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247 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a right hand that Doe ducks under and follows up with a left that Doe also avoids with ease.
Doe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Morgan sprawls and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Doe throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan scores with a jab. Doe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Doe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Doe throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Doe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doe is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doe's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morgan won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Morgan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Doe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Doe there.
Morgan checks a low kick from Doe.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan slips a jab from Doe.
Doe slips under a jab.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doe jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doe's sensitive parts.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Doe takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Doe. That snapped Morgan's head back.
Doe shoots in and gets a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Doe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morgan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Doe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doe.
Doe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Doe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doe rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a series of punches but Doe moves out of range.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a low kick but Doe moves out of range easily.
Morgan misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Doe lands a jab to the nose.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Doe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doe sets himself, and Morgan steps forward looking for the clinch! Doe avoids it this time.
Doe fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doe's knee momentarily.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Doe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doe throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Doe avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jason Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan throws a low kick but Doe moves out of range easily.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doe checks a leg kick.
Doe stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan thumps Doe with a low kick.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Doe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Doe fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doe throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doe throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Doe is controlling him.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Doe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan misses with a low kick as Doe jumps back.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Doe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Doe's legs.
Good work by Doe as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Doe checks a leg kick nicely.
Doe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morgan to the ground. Doe is now in Morgan's guard.
Doe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan can't keep his opponent in guard - Doe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morgan has his hands clasped together around Doe's back. He's all about the action.
Morgan wants to control but Doe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morgan takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Doe throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Doe moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Doe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe tries to counter with a takedown but Morgan is quick to defend against it.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Doe does it's job there.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doe is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Doe tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morgan to the mat! Morgan manages to get full guard.
Doe slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Doe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan tries to bum rush Doe with a series of wild strikes but Doe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan checks a low kick from Doe.
Morgan feints and then cracks Doe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doe down.
Morgan throws a low kick, looking for Doe's leg but Doe calmly moves out of range.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doe lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick by Doe misses
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Doe blocks the body kick.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Morgan slips under a jab from Doe.
Doe avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Doe darts in looking for a takedown but Morgan gets double underhooks and turns Doe into the cage.
Morgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doe misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
A slow jab from Doe misses its intended target.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Doe.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan cracks the inside of Doe's front leg.
Doe throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Doe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Doe avoids nicely.
Doe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a low kick but Doe avoids it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Morgan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Doe blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Doe throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Doe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doe misses the shot to the body.
Doe checks a leg kick.
Doe attempts a counter takedown but Morgan avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Doe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan slips a jab from Doe.
Morgan throws a push kick but Doe slaps the foot to one side.
Doe dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan being controlled here, momentarily.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Doe throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doe's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Morgan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
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.
Doe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doe keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Morgan trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Doe.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
Morgan slips a jab from Doe.
Doe lands an overhand right.
Morgan swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Morgan cracks Doe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doe tries to counter with a takedown but Morgan is quick to defend against it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Morgan!
Jason Morgan is the new heavyweight champion!
Jason Morgan decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
John Doe spoke after the fight, saying 'This will become just another moment in a blur of moments from the past. indecipherable from each other. I might not have left an impression. But ill remember your ass and be even better next time. '.
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