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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Till I Collapse" by Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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153 lbs
27 - 14 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jango Fett!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Fett needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fett's sensitive parts.
Fett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morgan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fett counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Fett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fett is one step ahead there.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett chips away with some ground and pound.
Fett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fett lands a couple of digs.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Morgan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fett has passed into half guard!
Morgan regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Fett pushes his legs off easily.
Fett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morgan trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan working for submissions but it's allowed Fett to get to half guard.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Fett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fett.
Morgan keeping control of the position.
Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morgan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fett jumps into side control!
Fett working away.
Morgan tries to buck Fett off but Fett is having none of it.
Fett working the body and head with strikes.
Fett lands a nice forearm strike.
Morgan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morgan seems a little lost for a moment, as Fett dominates the positioning.
Fett lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jango Fett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good shot there by Morgan.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Fett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Fett throws out a counter right but Morgan avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan connects with a jab.
Fett blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Fett.
Fett misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan goes for a double leg but Fett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fett continues to drive forward.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
Fett darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett misses with a body punch.
Fett gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fett checks a leg kick.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1-2. Morgan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fett lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Fett's head back.
Fett moves into the clinch.
Fett tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Fett.
Fett tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Fett back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fett.
Fett breaks the clinch.
Fett clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Morgan.
Morgan cracks Fett with a good jab.
Fett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
and Fett counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Fett throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Fett avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
Fett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Fett misses.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Fett shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Fett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Fett moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Fett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Fett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fett scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Fett tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Fett misses with a looping left.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fett tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fett to the ground. Fett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Fett misses.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fett is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fett scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jango Fett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
letting Fett counter with a right hand.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Fett checks a low kick from Morgan.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fett will feel that in the morning.
Virgil Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jango Fett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Fett is predictable there
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morgan punishes Fett's body with a nice straight punch.
Fett misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan slips a straight right by Fett.
Good standup being displayed there by Fett as he connects with a hook.
Fett lands with an overhand left.
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan staying out of range there.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fett bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Morgan! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett gets to his feet and stands over Morgan, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Morgan felt that one! Fett unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Morgan from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jango Fett!
Jango Fett tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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