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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bwoy (ranked 1476 p4p, 201 weight class) and Morgan Hed (ranked 8827 p4p, 750 weight class). Morgan Hed has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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199 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Bwoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morgan Hed!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bwoy looks to throw the jab but Hed is out of range.
Bwoy throws a right hand that Hed ducks under and follows up with a left that Hed also avoids with ease.
Bwoy swings widly with a right hand
and Hed counters with a good, hard body kick but Bwoy shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hed.
Bwoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bwoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Hed counters with a good low kick that Bwoy was not able to check.
Hed lands with a good body shot.
Hed doesn't manage to clinch there - Bwoy circles away.
Hed moves into the clinch successfully.
Hed pushes Bwoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bwoy tries to work over Hed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bwoy can't find room to land a body shot as Hed controls the action.
Hed has Bwoy pressed against the cage, preventing Bwoy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bwoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hed.
Hed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bwoy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bwoy but Bwoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simon Bwoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Hed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bwoy but Bwoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick lands from Hed.
Bwoy lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bwoy.
Bwoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bwoy throws a jab when Hed was well out of range.
Bwoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bwoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bwoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hed.
Hed throws a sloppy head kick and Bwoy moves out of range easily.
Bwoy throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bwoy misses the jab.
Hed dives in and scores a takedown into Bwoy's guard.
Bwoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hed on the ground.
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!
Hed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hed working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hed landing some decent shots from guard.
Hed trying to control but Bwoy is working from the bottom.
Hed stops Bwoy from standing up.
Hed is working Bwoy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hed throwing strikes but missing.
Bwoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hed looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hed throws an elbow that misses. Bwoy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hed's guard. Nice move by Bwoy!
Hed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bwoy wanted to stand there but Hed had control of the position.
Bwoy won't allow Hed to sweep him here.
Bwoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bwoy is looking to stand up but Hed won't let him.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hed has his hands on Bwoy's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hed shoots for a takedown but Bwoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bwoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Hed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bwoy looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bwoy has one foot on Hed's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bwoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bwoy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hed.
Bwoy tries to clinch there but Hed circles away.
Hed shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bwoy tries to sprawl but Hed drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morgan Hed will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bwoy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bwoy throwing a counter right hand but Hed manages to avoid it.
Hed fails with the takedown.
Bwoy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bwoy's knee momentarily.
Bwoy swings for the body but Hed moves out of range.
Hed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hed slips a jab from Bwoy.
Hed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bwoy as he avoids it easily.
Bwoy tries to sprawl but Hed drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bwoy is trying to stand back up but Hed is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bwoy pushes Hed off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hed throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bwoy was covering up waiting for the punch and Hed finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bwoy wants to stand but Hed is controlling the position.
Hed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hed is looking to work some ground and pound but Bwoy has wrist control.
Bwoy wants to get back to his feet but Hed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morgan Hed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hed won't allow Bwoy to get back to his feet.
Hed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hed is in close to Bwoy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hed won't allow Bwoy to get back to his feet.
Hed looking to sit in guard and control but Bwoy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hed pulls Bwoy in close to his closed guard and prevents Bwoy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bwoy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hed is proving hard to escape from.
Hed is pulling down on Bwoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Bwoy, at least for the moment.
Hed has a closed guard, preventing Bwoy from standing up.
Bwoy stopping the sweep attempt from Hed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hed seems keen to control Bwoy's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bwoy lunges at Hed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hed's hand.
Bwoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hed's hands.
Bwoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hed.
Bwoy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hed tightens his grip and picks Bwoy up, before dumping him to the ground. Bwoy manages to land in guard.
Hed looking to sit in guard and control but Bwoy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bwoy wanted to stand there but Hed had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hed has a closed guard, preventing Bwoy from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bwoy dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Bwoy misses its intended target.
Bwoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bwoy throws an overhand right that lands on Hed's shoulder, as Hed tries to avoid the shot.
Hed tried to score with a low kick but Bwoy checks it.
Hed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bwoy.
Bwoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hed throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bwoy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hed is in Bwoy's guard.
Bwoy is wriggling around but Hed manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Hed seems content to control.
Bwoy wants to get back to his feet.
Bwoy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hed throws the kick towards the body but Bwoy avoids it.
Hed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bwoy. That did some damage!
Bwoy misses with a body shot.
Simon Bwoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bwoy.
Hed tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bwoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Hed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bwoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bwoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bwoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hed.
Hed lands a right hand.
Bwoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bwoy tries a body shot but Hed blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hed drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hed goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bwoy prevents it.
Simon Bwoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Hed.
Hed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hed pushes Bwoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hed misses with a punch to the body.
Hed lands with a short shot to the head.
Bwoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bwoy working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bwoy cracks Hed with a nice body shot.
Hed misses with a punch to the body.
Bwoy digs a right hand into Hed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hed's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hed tries a body shot but Bwoy blocks it.
Bwoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hed shoots for a double leg takedown but Bwoy sprawls well. He's pushed Hed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hed avoids the body shot from Bwoy.
Hed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hed throws a leg kick that misses.
Bwoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bwoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bwoy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bwoy looks to land a combination but Hed avoids it well.
Hed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bwoy avoids it really well and circles away.
Bwoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bwoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Hed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bwoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hed.
Hed closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bwoy did well to prevent Hed getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bwoy wants to get back to his feet.
Hed throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bwoy to regain full guard.
Hed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bwoy wants to stand and escape but Hed is having none of it.
Hed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bwoy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hed.
Hed connects with a couple of short punches.
Hed landing some decent shots from guard.
Hed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 Bwoy.
I think Bwoy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Bwoy!
Simon Bwoy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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