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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kid Rock - American Badass. Johnson has chosen Body Head Bangerz - Cant Be Touched as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan manages to pull guard.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morgan looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is holding on to half guard well.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Morgan is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Morgan is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan gets a clinch.
Morgan keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morgan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Morgan counters by clinching up.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson motions for Morgan to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quinton Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Morgan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to clinch up
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
A choreographed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
Morgan prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Morgan is having none of it.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Morgan is having none of it.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morgan trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Morgan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aaron Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan pulls Johnson into guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morgan pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson gets to his feet. Morgan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a left hand that sends Morgan to the canvas!
Morgan is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Oh Morgan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson stays in close to Morgan's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morgan, up you get!
Are you kidding me?! Johnson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Morgan clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quinton Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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