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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 3017 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Morgan (ranked 6076 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Thug Luv: Bone Thugs N Harmony ft 2pac as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
27 - 21 - 0 |
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160 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Basic striking
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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
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steel Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
Morgan tries to sprawl but Steel Penn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Steel Penn is working away from the top position though.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Steel Penn is working for a kimura but Morgan is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steel Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steel Penn's back!
Steel Penn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel Penn keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Steel Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Morgan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura but Morgan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steel Penn to get the leverage.
Steel Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steel Penn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Steel Penn controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Steel Penn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morgan trying to control the position but Steel Penn is working away.
Morgan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steel Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morgan trying to control the action but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
Steel Penn is trying to control Morgan's posture but Morgan avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy.
Steel Penn tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morgan wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping him busy.
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steel Penn sees it coming and defends easily.
Steel Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Steel Penn looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morgan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morgan trying to control the action but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steel Penn instigates a clinch.
Steel Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morgan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steel Penn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morgan regains guard immediately.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steel Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Steel Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Steel Penn looking to pass the guard.
The Steel Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steel Penn's guard.
Steel Penn looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jared Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel Penn's waist but Steel Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Steel Penn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steel Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morgan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Steel Penn controlling him for the moment.
Steel Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel Penn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steel Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
Steel Penn trying to work for an americana but Morgan has managed to regain full guard.
Steel Penn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morgan manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Morgan trying to control but Steel Penn postures up.
Steel Penn tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Steel Penn is working for a kimura here but Morgan manages to reverse the position and he's now in Steel Penn's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steel Penn is adopting a defensive guard.
Steel Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morgan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morgan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Steel Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steel Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Steel Penn!
The Steel Penn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jared Morgan stepped up to the mic, saying 'This was a great learning experience for me. I'm going to come back stronger. Props to my opponent'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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