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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 2895 p4p, 299 weight class) and Jesse Morgan (ranked 3133 p4p, 314 weight class). Gable comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the U.S.A.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Morgan! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Gable looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gable throws a big shot that misses. Morgan throws a counter combo. Gable lands with a shot to the body. Jab from Gable. Morgan moves out of range as Gable strikes. Dan Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A swing and a miss from Gable. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy. Gable uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react. Morgan throws a head kick but Gable moves out of range.
Gable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan. Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Gable moved away. Gable was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gable. Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Gable. Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan tries to move into range but Gable moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Gable throws out a powerful jab. Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Morgan misses with a straight right. Gable tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gable throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gable moves away from the strike by Morgan. Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Gable scores with a punch to the head. Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan misses with a hook. Gable ducked under it nicely. As Morgan looks to move away, Gable throws a big counter combo but Morgan just gets out of the way. Gable throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it. A big right from Morgan misses. Morgan defending well as Gable loads up on a big left hand. Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss. Gable connects with a right hand. Morgan shakes it off. Gable takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Gable is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Morgan misses with the combination.
Gable is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gable swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gable uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gable. Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Gable's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gable sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Gable works the jab nicely. Gable misses with a wild combination.
As Gable backs off Morgan throws a huge counter combo but Gable manages to avoid it all. Oooooh!!! Morgan has knocked Gable down with a huge combo! Morgan steps away and waves a wobbly Gable back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gable is rocked! Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Oh Gable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Morgan engages and cracks Gable with a massive lead left hook - Gable tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Morgan is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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