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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Morgan (ranked 1218 p4p, 588 weight class) and Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 186 p4p, 87 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with Battle Cry blaring out of the sound system. Ainsworth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan wants to slow Ainsworth down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Ainsworth counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Ainsworth.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ainsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Ainsworth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Ainsworth wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ainsworth throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
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 a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth works over Morgan's head and body with a nice combination.
Ainsworth scores with a hook.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Morgan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Ainsworth scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth lands a front kick.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Ainsworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Good shot there by Ainsworth.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Ainsworth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ainsworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Ainsworth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth scores with a body shot.
Ainsworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ainsworth. Ainsworth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ainsworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Ainsworth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Ainsworth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Ainsworth does it's job there.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Ainsworth's belly button to the back.
Morgan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Ainsworth throws out a counter right but Morgan avoids it with no problem.
Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ainsworth misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Ainsworth tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Ainsworth takes it in his stride.
Ainsworth throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Ainsworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Ainsworth counters with a good low kick that Morgan was not able to check.
Morgan takes a swing at Ainsworth's ribcage but misses.
Morgan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ainsworth.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Ainsworth moves away from the strike by Morgan.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Ainsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ainsworth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ainsworth lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Ainsworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ainsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Ainsworth feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Ainsworth cracks Morgan with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ainsworth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ainsworth.
Ainsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ainsworth.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Ainsworth scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Ainsworth counters with a thumping low kick.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Ainsworth scores with a jab.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan throws a low kick but Ainsworth moves out of range easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morgan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ainsworth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morgan doesn't seem phased though.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Morgan throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ainsworth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ainsworth checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth tries a quick counter leg kick but Morgan is wise to it.
Morgan checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ainsworth.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ainsworth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ainsworth moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ainsworth moves away.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ainsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Ainsworth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws the left hand but Ainsworth avoids the punch easily.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick.
Morgan tries to work over Ainsworth's front leg with a kick but Ainsworth checks it.
Ainsworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Morgan misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ainsworth.
Ainsworth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ainsworth cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ainsworth connects with a solid leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Ainsworth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Ainsworth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ainsworth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Ainsworth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Ainsworth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ainsworth looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducked under it nicely.
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ainsworth slips under a jab.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ainsworth moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Nice cross by Morgan.
That kick from Ainsworth tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Morgan misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
Ainsworth blocks a leg kick.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ainsworth counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducked under it nicely.
Ainsworth flicks out a counter leg kick but Morgan steps away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Ainsworth ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan clobbers Ainsworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Ainsworth finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Ainsworth cracks Morgan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ainsworth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Ainsworth with an uppercut!
Ainsworth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ainsworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ainsworth's sensitive parts.
Ainsworth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ainsworth lands with a good body shot.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ainsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Ainsworth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan digs a good hook to Ainsworth's body.
Ainsworth lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Ainsworth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ainsworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
Ainsworth feints a jab promting Morgan to slip. Ainsworth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morgan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Ainsworth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ainsworth.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Ainsworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan lands with a hook. Ainsworth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ainsworth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
Ainsworth punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ainsworth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ainsworth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Ainsworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan with a jab.
Ainsworth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Ainsworth.
The fighters circling - Ainsworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ainsworth.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan throws a hook but Ainsworth blocks it.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Ainsworth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ainsworth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Ainsworth is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ainsworth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ainsworth counters with a straight right hand.
Ainsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Ainsworth.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Ainsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ainsworth lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Ainsworth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Ainsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Ainsworth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ainsworth can pounce on him.
Ainsworth moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Ainsworth punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ainsworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ainsworth cracks Morgan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arthur Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Ainsworth is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Ainsworth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Ainsworth's shoulder, as Ainsworth tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Ainsworth moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilfred Ainsworth.
Well Ainsworth 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth!
Wilfred Ainsworth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Arthur Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to the fans. Thank you to Sucker Punch. It's been a great ride. But I'm leaving my gloves in the cage tonight. It's time for me to be the drunken and verbally abusive father my wife, mistress and 10 children all deserve. Long live, the Redemption!'.
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