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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Everaldo Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the cage accompanied by Evans Entrance. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everaldo Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jorge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Jorge misses with a straight left.
Morgan moves out of range as Jorge strikes.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Jorge.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jorge throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Jorge swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Jorge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jorge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jorge circles away.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jorge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Harry Morgan has been cut.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorge fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jorge misses with a straight left.
Morgan throws a head kick but Jorge moves out of range.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jorge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jorge wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Jorge tries to clinch
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jorge looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Jorge misses with a body shot.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jorge shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everaldo Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Morgan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jorge up against the cage.
Morgan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morgan stalling in the clinch.
Morgan has Jorge pressed against the cage, preventing Jorge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jorge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and Jorge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan thumps Jorge with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan feints and then cracks Jorge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jorge down.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Jorge counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jorge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jorge throws out the jab.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jorge is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Jorge seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jorge is trying to break free.
Jorge blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Morgan's cut.
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.
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morgan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jorge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan is pushing Jorge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jorge backwards.
Morgan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
It looks like Everaldo Jorge has been cut.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jorge avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Jorge is blocking nicely.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan digs a right hand into Jorge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jorge's gas tank.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jorge's face.
Jorge is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jorge has his back to the cage.
Jorge has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jorge avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorge misses with a low kick.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Jorge misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
Morgan cracks the inside of Jorge's front leg.
Jorge blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Jorge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Jorge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Jorge's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slowing the pace effectively.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jorge backwards.
Morgan is pushing Jorge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jorge has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Morgan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harry Morgan.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jorge drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Jorge postures up.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorge won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jorge has his takedown stuffed
and Morgan counters with a big head kick but Jorge shrugs it off.
Jorge throws a left and a right that both miss
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Jorge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
Morgan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jorge wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Morgan pushes Jorge off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Morgan is pushing Jorge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jorge working hard to break the clinch.
Jorge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harry Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jorge has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Jorge.
Jorge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jorge can't break the clinch.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Jorge blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morgan.
Morgan pushes Jorge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jorge avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a right hand.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jorge up against the cage.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harry Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jorge's defenses.
Morgan has Jorge pressed against the cage, preventing Jorge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jorge wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jorge up against the cage.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Jorge avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
That's four 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.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jorge can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everaldo Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Jorge manages to break the clinch.
Everaldo Jorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorge misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jorge throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harry Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorge.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Morgan!
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RATING
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