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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Azevedo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome To The Jungle. Augusto Azevedo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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141 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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39
147 lbs
31 - 19 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo 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. Azevedo is in Morgan's guard.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Azevedo from controlling successfully.
Azevedo throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Azevedo tries to pass.
Azevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Azevedo controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Azevedo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morgan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morgan is not content to let Azevedo control the position.
Azevedo tries to advance to mount but Morgan denies him.
Azevedo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo throwing strikes here but Morgan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morgan is controlling an arm, preventing Azevedo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Azevedo wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely.
Azevedo forces the positional change into back control.
Morgan prevents Azevedo from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo looking to break Morgan's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Morgan remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Azevedo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Azevedo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Morgan defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Azevedo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morgan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to improve his position but instead Morgan has moved into half guard.
Azevedo is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan uses his free foot to push down on Azevedo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Azevedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Azevedo dominated that round.
That's time! Azevedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Azevedo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morgan stops Azevedo from passing to mount.
Morgan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Azevedo's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Morgan is not content to let Azevedo control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Azevedo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Morgan reverses the position - he's now on top in Azevedo's guard.
Augusto Azevedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morgan passes Azevedo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Azevedo!
Azevedo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Azevedo tries to hold on but Morgan postures up.
Azevedo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morgan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is working to get back to half guard.
Azevedo is working hard here to advance position.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Azevedo is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Azevedo wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Azevedo is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Azevedo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Azevedo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morgan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Azevedo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morgan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Azevedo wants to control for a moment but Morgan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Azevedo is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Azevedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Azevedo.
Azevedo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Azevedo.
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.
Azevedo is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Azevedo is looking to advance position but Morgan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is desperately trying to improve his position but Morgan has a good base and remains in mount.
Azevedo tries to hold on but Morgan postures up.
Morgan controlling the pace for now.
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.
Azevedo is just holding on here. Morgan manages to take his back.
Azevedo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Morgan.
Azevedo trying to control the hands but Morgan won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Virgil Morgan.
I think Morgan 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Virgil Morgan!
An out of breath Virgil Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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