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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Charon - Sorrow Song. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Falcao.
Falcao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
Falcao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Falcao wants to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch position.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Morgan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Falcao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcao has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Falcao's corner calls for a 1-2. Falcao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Falcao off balance momentarily.
Falcao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Falcao moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Falcao finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Falcao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Falcao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao lands a head kick. Morgan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Falcao throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcao.
Falcao throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Falcao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Falcao needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcao can pounce on him.
Falcao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Falcao.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcao is looking to chop away at Morgan's legs.
Morgan throwing a counter right hand but Falcao manages to avoid it.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Falcao moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao blocks a jab.
Falcao staying out of range there.
Falcao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcao moves away.
Falcao cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Falcao misses with a body shot
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Falcao lands a jab to the head.
Falcao slips under a jab from Morgan.
Falcao misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Falcao is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Falcao cracks Morgan with a good jab.
Diego Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Falcao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Falcao's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Falcao counters with a right hand to the body.
Falcao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falcao counters by moving into the clinch.
Falcao swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Falcao moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Falcao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Falcao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Falcao throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falcao, right into the meat.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Falcao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Falcao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcao throws out the jab.
As Falcao backs away, Morgan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Falcao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan throws a body punch but Falcao moves out of range.
Falcao moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Falcao wants to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch position.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Falcao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao cracks Morgan with an open hand slap.
Falcao scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Morgan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Falcao jabs at Morgan's body.
Morgan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcao misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Falcao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Falcao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falcao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcao is looking to clinch.
Falcao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcao throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Falcao throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan lands a high kick!
Falcao misses with a leg kick.
Falcao lands the left hand.
Diego Falcao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan slips under a jab from Falcao.
Falcao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falcao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcao misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Falcao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan throws a low kick, looking for Falcao's leg but Falcao calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao lands a nice looking body shot.
Falcao tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Diego Falcao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcao misses with a low kick.
Falcao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Falcao.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcao.
Some bone on bone action there as Falcao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Falcao cracks Morgan with an open hand slap.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Falcao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Falcao misses with the head strike.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Falcao.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Falcao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falcao prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Falcao misses with the head strike.
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 head punch that misses.
Falcao has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falcao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Falcao is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Falcao tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falcao.
Falcao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Falcao avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan is struggling to control the position.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falcao checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan sets himself, and Falcao steps forward looking for the clinch! Morgan avoids it this time.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan feints and then cracks Falcao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao down.
Falcao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falcao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcao.
Falcao feints a jab promting Morgan to slip. Falcao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morgan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Falcao misses its intended target.
Falcao misses with a body punch
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Falcao throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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.
Falcao gets a clinch.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Falcao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcao has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan taking a breather.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Falcao.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Diego Falcao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan just leaning against Falcao, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Falcao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Falcao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Falcao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Falcao is out of range.
Falcao lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Falcao closes the distance and clinches.
Falcao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan is trying to push Falcao away but Falcao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Falcao lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falcao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Falcao tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Falcao tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
Falcao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Falcao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falcao clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Falcao's knee but Falcao avoids it well.
Falcao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Falcao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Falcao blocks the low kick.
Falcao looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Falcao connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Falcao.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virgil Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Falcao with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan misses the jab.
Falcao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Falcao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan swings for the body but Falcao moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Falcao blocks the low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcao.
Falcao connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcao.
Falcao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Falcao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morgan finds it's way round the side to connect with Falcao's head.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcao thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Falcao moves out of range easily.
Falcao connects with a nice looking jab.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Falcao moves away and avoids it.
Falcao wants to counter with a clinch but Morgan pushes him away.
Falcao avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Falcao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Falcao.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan misses with a shot to the body
and Falcao counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
Morgan 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.
Falcao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Falcao connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Falcao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcao lands a head shot.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Falcao moves away and avoids it.
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falcao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Falcao scores with a decent looking hook.
Falcao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcao moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Falcao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Falcao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Falcao!
Our winner, Diego Falcao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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