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Event:
SMASH: Rossi vs Peterson
Date: Apr 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reem sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
Reem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Reem tries to clinch up.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reem as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan attempts a counter takedown but Reem avoids it well and moves away.
Reem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Reem scores with a nice head shot.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
#CL2#
Reem moves into the clinch.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Reem breaks from the clinch.
Morgan goes for a double leg but Reem avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reem continues to drive forward.
Stalling in the clinch from Reem.
Morgan slowing the pace effectively.#BC2#
Reem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reem tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Reem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reem. Reem obviously looking to wear him down.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Reem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Reem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reem misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reem.
#CL2#
Reem takes the fight into the clinch.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Reem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Reem holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reem defends well and Morgan ends up having to push Reem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Reem.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reem.
Reem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reem is trying to maintain a safe position but Morgan gets an underhook and turns Reem into the cage.#BC#
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses
and Reem counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reem tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan feinted with a counter takedown.
Reem avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Reem misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reem blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Reem throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Reem avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Reem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Reem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reem lands a nice looking body shot.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Reem clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Morgan.
Reem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Reem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Reem, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Reem.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Reem's head.
Reem misses with a punch on the inside.
Reem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morgan has Reem pushed against the cage.
Reem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Reem dominated that round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Reem lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Reem.
Reem avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that Reem semi-blocks.
Reem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan tried to counter with a leg kick but Reem avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Reem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reem but Reem pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Umberto Reem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reem wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Reem is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Reem closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Reem.
Reem lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Reem wants to stall.
Morgan stalling in the clinch.
Morgan tries a body shot but Reem blocks it.
Reem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Reem'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.#BC2#
Reem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2##TD#
Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morgan showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morgan looks to land a strike but Reem avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Reem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Reem!#REVB#
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3##SU2#
Reem gets to his feet. Morgan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Horrible takedown attempt by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Reem, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Reem.
Reem doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
The fighters circling - Reem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reem wants it to stay on the feet.
Reem misses with a wild combination.
Morgan throws a quick counter head kick but Reem was just out of range.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.#T4##TD#
Morgan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reem tries to buck Morgan off but Morgan is having none of it.
Reem wants to control but Morgan postures up.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
Morgan trying to control the position but Reem is working away.
Reem is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Reem wants to control but Morgan postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Reem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!#R3#
Reem cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Reem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Reem.
Reem throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Reem misses.
Reem throws a body shot but no joy.
Reem throws a front kick aimed at Morgan's knee but Morgan avoids it well.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem tries to clinch up.
Reem misses the jab.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reem.
#T1#
Reem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reem struggling a bit here.
Morgan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Reem is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan controls the position. #T2#
Morgan landing a few strikes.
Morgan is chipping away with strikes.
Morgan laying and praying for a moment but Reem takes advantage and regains half guard.
Reem wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reem wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Reem is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reem keeping control of the position.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reem keeps working.
Reem trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan with the ground and pound but Reem uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Reem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Reem!#REVB#
Umberto Reem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SU2#
Reem stands up and waves to Morgan to follow him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Reem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Reem shows good takedown defense.
Dexter Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Reem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Reem!
Umberto Reem bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
SMASH: Bee vs Neves
Date: Mar 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Erikson throws out a powerful jab.
Erikson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Erikson misses with a low kick.
Erikson wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Erikson 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.
Erikson throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan tries to counter by clinching up but Erikson breaks away and moves out of range.
Erikson lands with a shot to the body.
Erikson slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Erikson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
We've been informed that Erikson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Morgan slips under a jab from Erikson .
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Erikson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erikson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leif Erikson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Morgan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Erikson .
Morgan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Erikson sprawls and moves away.
Erikson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Erikson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Erikson misses with a looping left.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Erikson thows a leg kick but Morgan checks it #TD#
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Erikson won't be happy with that.
Erikson tries to escape but Morgan is in control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan throws a strike aimed at the side of Erikson 's head but Erikson avoids it well.
Morgan prevents Erikson from escaping the position.#T2#
Morgan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Morgan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Erikson dodges the ground and pound from Morgan.
An elbow from Morgan crashes against the mat.
Morgan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Erikson is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Morgan is really struggling to control Erikson but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T3#
Erikson is pushing Morgan's head away, looking to escape. Morgan manages to hold on to the position though.
Morgan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Morgan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morgan throws a strike aimed at the side of Erikson 's head but Erikson avoids it well.
Morgan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morgan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Erikson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Erikson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morgan has just dragged him back down to the mat.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Leif Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erikson misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Erikson misses its intended target. #T4#
Erikson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A cross from Erikson lands.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Erikson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Erikson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Erikson looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan tries to counter with a takedown but Erikson is quick to defend against it.
The fighters circling - Erikson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morgan is defended easily by Erikson .
Erikson throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
A combination from Erikson does no damage.
Morgan tries to counter with a takedown but Erikson is quick to defend against it.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan feinted with a counter takedown.
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Erikson with the inside leg kick.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Erikson .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Erikson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Erikson thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Erikson throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#It looks like Leif Erikson has been cut.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Erikson 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Erikson swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan feinted with a counter takedown.
Morgan shoots in but Erikson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little jabbing left from Erikson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Erikson misses.
Erikson looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Erikson .
Erikson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikson scores with a leg kick.
Morgan defending well as Erikson loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Erikson lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Erikson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson scoring well with a low kick there.
#T1#
Erikson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan slips a jab from Erikson .
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erikson throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Erikson as Morgan shoots in.
Erikson missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan is looking to counter the offense by Erikson and move into the clinch.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leif Erikson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Erikson scores with a nice strike.
Erikson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Erikson , looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Erikson against the cage but Erikson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Erikson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Erikson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Erikson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#ROC2#Morgan is rocked!#T2#
Erikson misses with a straight right.
Erikson misses with a looping right.
Erikson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erikson throws an overhand right that drops Morgan like a sack of potatoes! Erikson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Erikson !
An out of breath Leif Erikson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SMASH: Gomez vs Suf
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Puro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Puro.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Puro moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Morgan dives in and scores a takedown into Puro's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Morgan trying to move into half guard but instead Puro has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Puro is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Puro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Puro controlling him for the moment.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Puro's guard. #REVB#
Morgan passes Puro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morgan stops Puro from getting back to his feet.
Puro is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Puro wants to improve his position but instead Morgan has moved into half guard.
Morgan working Puro over with strikes.
Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puro's head.
Ground and pound from Morgan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morgan lands a nice short elbow.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan stalling away here and it's allowed Puro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Puro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Puro!#REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Morgan controls Puro momentarily but Puro frees himself.
Puro stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Puro content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Puro trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan controls Puro momentarily but Puro frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puro throws out the jab.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puro is looking to counter punch.
Morgan takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puro slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puro throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Morgan misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Puro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morgan doesn't seem phased though.
Puro throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Puro missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puro scores with a nice right hand.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puro throws out the jab.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Puro takes the fight into the clinch.
Morgan stalling the fight.
Puro lands a nice shot to the body. #T1##TD2#
Morgan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Puro uses from the top position.
Puro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Puro wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Puro controlling from the top position.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Puro is proving a slippery customer.
Puro wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Puro wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morgan is trying to keep Puro in close.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Morgan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Puro quickly recovers to half guard.
Morgan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Puro is looking to improve his position.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puro defending well though. #T3#
Morgan slips a nice elbow through Puro's hands, connecting with Puro's forehead.
Puro trying to control but Morgan postures up.
Puro is looking to improve his position.
#SU2#
Morgan decides to return to a standing position.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puro swivels and escapes.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puro wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Puro throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
Puro tries a head kick but it misses.
And Morgan tries to counter it with a takedown but Puro pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Puro has hold of Morgan's hands but Morgan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morgan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morgan throws a strike but Puro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morgan is in close to Puro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puro looking to control but Morgan passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan trying to advance position but Puro counters by regaining guard.
Puro managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Murska Puro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Puro wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Puro.
Morgan wants to counter with a clinch but Puro pushes him away.
A big left from Puro misses.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puro pinned against the cage. Puro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puro's waist but Puro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Puro as Morgan shoots in.
Murska Puro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.#TD2#
Morgan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morgan lands in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Puro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Puro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Puro haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Puro throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puro is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Puro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Puro counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Puro.#CUT#It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.#T3#
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan shoots in but Puro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Morgan forces Puro back against the cage and clinches.
Puro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Puro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro. #TD2#
Morgan manages to pull guard.
Puro wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puro is one step ahead there. #T4#
Puro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face as Puro controls the position.
Puro working away.
Puro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morgan regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murska Puro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dexter Morgan!
A very excited looking Dexter Morgan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
SMASH: Camara vs Colucci
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Goldberg tries to sprawl but Morgan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morgan with the ground and pound but Goldberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Goldberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Morgan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Goldberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldberg is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan seems keen to control Goldberg's posture.
Morgan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morgan is trying to keep Goldberg in close.
Goldberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldberg chips away with some ground and pound.#T2#
Goldberg lands a couple of elbows.
Goldberg won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Goldberg postures up.
Goldberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Goldberg is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goldberg manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Morgan won't allow Goldberg to get back to his feet.
Goldberg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to Goldberg's brow.
Morgan trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Morgan throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Goldberg is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldberg defending well though.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldberg defending well though.
Goldberg taking some punishment here, with Morgan in his half guard.
Morgan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morgan lands a nice short elbow.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morgan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Goldberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A jab from Goldberg does it's job there.
Goldberg lands a head shot.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
Goldberg dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Goldberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morgan.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan cracks Goldberg with an open hand slap.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT#It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Goldberg misses with a double jab.
Goldberg feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Morgan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T1#
Morgan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morgan laying and praying for a moment but Goldberg takes advantage and regains half guard.
Morgan is keen to just control but Goldberg is a slippery customer.
Goldberg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morgan.
Goldberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morgan trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom. #T2#
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.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldberg throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan throws a jab when Goldberg was well out of range.
Goldberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T3#
Morgan slips a straight right by Goldberg.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldberg circles away.
#CL2#
Morgan has Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Goldberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Morgan scores with a takedown into Goldberg's guard.
Morgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Goldberg wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan tries to clinch but Goldberg moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Goldberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Goldberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Goldberg throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan misses the jab.
It looked like Goldberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goldberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Goldberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goldberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Morgan pushes Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Goldberg breaks from the clinch.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan moves to clinch but Goldberg breaks away
and Goldberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1##CL2#
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Goldberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldberg misses with a wild combination.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Goldberg keeps it at a distance.
Goldberg throws a right hand that misses
#KD2#
and Morgan counters with a crisp one two that drops Goldberg! Morgan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Goldberg to his feet! Goldberg is in big trouble!#ROC2#Goldberg is rocked!
Morgan connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Goldberg to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Morgan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
SMASH: Lacplesis vs McDonnell
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Morgan has managed to clinch.
Morgan is leaning against Bee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
Bee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bee told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morgan tries to work over Bee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Bee keeps him there for the moment.
Bee struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Bee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan is stalling here.
Bee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Bee.
Bee scores a nice knee to the body.
Bee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Bee - that landed with a thud.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan. #T1#
Bee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bee connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Bee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bee with a knee to the head.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bee.
Bee digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Bee on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#Dexter Morgan's cut is getting worse.
Bee lands a right hand.
Bee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bee lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Bee.
#ROC2#Morgan is rocked!
Bee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bee scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bee pushes Morgan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bee lands a nice knee to the body.
Bee lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
Bee creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Morgan! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Bee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspektor Bee!
Inspektor Bee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SMASH: Oxlade vs Smith
Date: Sep 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
Morozov manages to get to full guard.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morozov works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Morozov is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is working Morozov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Morozov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan with a nice head shot there.#T1#
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to Morozov's brow.
Morgan cracks Morozov with a solid left hand.
Morgan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to Morozov's brow.
Morgan is working Morozov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#Morozov is rocked!
Morgan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morozov's head.
Oh Morozov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morgan's best efforts.
Morozov is trying to maintain the position but Morgan is very close to passing his half guard.
Morozov seems to have got his legs back now.
Morgan working Morozov over with strikes. #SUB#
Morozov looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Morozov wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morozov wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Morozov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morozov's coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB#
Morozov looking for submissions off his back.
Morozov is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morgan lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
Morgan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morozov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morozov trying to control from the bottom.
Morozov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morozov trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
#SUB#
Morozov actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan winds up and cracks Morozov with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SU2#
Morgan stands up from half guard.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morgan tries to clinch but Morozov moves out of range. #CL2#
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T4#
Morozov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morozov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morgan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morozov up against the cage.
Morozov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morozov working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morozov smiles and moves away.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Morozov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan moves to clinch but Morozov breaks away
and Morozov counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morozov wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Morozov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morozov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morozov trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morozov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC2#
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Morgan has knocked Morozov down with a huge combo! Morgan steps away and waves a wobbly Morozov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Fedor Morozov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan goes for a double leg but Morozov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morozov continues to drive forward.
Morozov takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Morgan tries to clinch but Morozov is having none of it. #KD2#
Morgan drops Morozov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Morozov looks back up at him and smiles so Morgan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Morgan cracks Morozov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Morozov falls backwards against the cage. Morgan follows up with more strikes that drop Morozov to his knees. Morgan keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Morozov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Fedor Morozov stepped up to the mic, saying 'i want rematch'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Steelers vs Bundy
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koniu lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.#CL#
Koniu takes the fight into the clinch.
Koniu avoiding damage.
#BC2#
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Japa Koniu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koniu misses with a body kick.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koniu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
#T1#
Koniu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Koniu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koniu.#CL#
Koniu moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Koniu.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Koniu is controlling the position.
Koniu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD2#
Morgan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morgan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Koniu tries to kick Morgan off in order to stand up. Morgan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T2#
Morgan lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koniu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morgan is controlling him well.
Koniu is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Koniu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morgan is controlling him well.#ES#
Koniu bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Koniu.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Koniu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koniu slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Japa Koniu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.#T3#
Koniu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Koniu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koniu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koniu misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Koniu closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Morgan pulls guard.
Morgan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Koniu is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koniu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
Morgan stops Koniu from getting back to his feet.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Koniu is having none of it.
Koniu wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Koniu has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Morgan is on him like a limpet, forcing Koniu back against the cage.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Koniu won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan tries to pull guard but Koniu holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
Morgan wants to break free but Koniu has control.
Koniu lands an uppercut.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Koniu to work.
Koniu misses with a knee to the head. #TD2#
Morgan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Koniu uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japa Koniu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Koniu moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koniu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koniu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Koniu won't allow it.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Koniu.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koniu walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Japa Koniu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Koniu sprawls well.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koniu throws a front kick that sends Morgan stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koniu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?#T1##CL#
Koniu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koniu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morgan jumps guard but Koniu stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koniu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koniu throws an elbow but misses.
Koniu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koniu presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koniu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koniu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koniu walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.#T2#
Koniu fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Koniu drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Knees to the body from Koniu.
Koniu tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Koniu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Koniu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koniu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koniu slowing the pace effectively.
Morgan is trying to push Koniu away but Koniu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koniu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koniu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koniu scores a nice knee to the body.
Koniu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koniu lands a knee to the body.
Koniu lands a nice elbow. #T3#
Koniu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koniu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Koniu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Koniu.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Koniu landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koniu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koniu.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koniu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koniu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morgan's defenses. #CUT#That has opened up Dexter Morgan's cut even more.
Koniu connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koniu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koniu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Koniu lands a nice shot to the body.
Koniu lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Japa Koniu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Koniu. #CUT#The cut above Dexter Morgan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koniu lands a big knee! That's hurt Morgan! Oh, he's all over the place! Koniu lands another knee that sends Morgan to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Japa Koniu!
A victorious Japa Koniu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
RFC Live in Sydney 2
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Jukola throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Jukola.
Jukola keeps the fight on the outside.
Jukola throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.
Jukola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Jukola lands a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Morgan instigates a clinch.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jukola.
Jukola swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jukola blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jukola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
I was talking to Jukola's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Jukola tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Jukola misses with the head strike.
Jukola has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Jukola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jukola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jukola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jukola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Jukola avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Jukola.
Jukola has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Jukola.
Morgan tries to work over Jukola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jukola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Morgan on the inside.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jukola.
Jukola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jukola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Jukola breaks from the clinch.
Morgan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jukola lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jukola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jukola throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukola throws a right hand that misses
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukola thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jukola thows a leg kick but Morgan checks it
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Jukola.#T3#
Morgan slips under a jab.
Jukola works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jukola.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morgan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jukola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jukola swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Jukola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Jukola misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jukola throws out the jab.
Jukola delivers a nice body kick.
Jukola scores with a nice strike.#T4#
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jukola.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Jukola is predictable there
and Morgan counters with a big head kick but Jukola shrugs it off.
Jukola missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jukola throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a head kick.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jukola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Jukola misses with a head kick.
Morgan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jukola misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Jukola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Jukola dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jukola misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Jukola throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Jukola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Jukola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jukola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Jukola throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Jukola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Jukola.#T1##CL2#
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
Jukola blocking some punches.
#BC#
Jukola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jukola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jukola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Jukola scores with a body shot.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Jukola jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Jukola scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD#
Jukola lands a big uppercut and Morgan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Morgan looks OK. Jukola waves Morgan back to his feet!#ROC#
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan is holding his hands too far apart here. Jukola throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Morgan is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juhani Jukola!
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Event:
RFC Sydney April 11th
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Nelson throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Nelson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nelson tries to land a body kick
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Earle Nelson has been cut.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Morgan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nelson swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
#KD#
and Morgan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nelson! Morgan lets Nelson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Nelson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle, before Morgan throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nelson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Morgan lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dexter Morgan!
In his post fight interview, Dexter Morgan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
RapidFC 69
Date: Mar 21, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Morgan clinches up with Christophe and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Christophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Christophe prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Christophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Christophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Christophe.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Christophe lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Christophe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morgan smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Morgan has Christophe up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1#
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Christophe. #TD#
Christophe decides to pull guard.
Christophe keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Christophe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morgan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Christophe working for a triangle but Morgan defends it easily.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Christophe keeps moving. #SUB#
Christophe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2#
Morgan trying to control but Christophe is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Christophe looking for a triangle here. Morgan is fighting it but it looks tight! Christophe pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Morgan is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Armand Christophe!
After winning the bout, Armand Christophe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
RapidFC 64
Date: Feb 22, 2020 |
#R1#
Morgan misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jarr misses the target.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarr throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan throws a big counter head kick but Jarr avoids it with no problem.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Jarr shakes it off.#CUT2#
It looks like Jami Jarr has been cut.
Jarr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jarr.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#CL2#
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Jarr lands an uppercut.#T1#
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarr lands with a short shot to the head.
Jarr gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarr.
Jarr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Jarr.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarr lands a body punch.
Jarr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jarr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jarr.
Jarr works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Jarr scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Jarr on the inside.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jarr lands a left hand.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Jarr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards. #T2#
A short left from Jarr.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Jarr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarr.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarr presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jarr digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.#KD#
Jarr drops Morgan with a big knee straight up the middle! Morgan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Morgan is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Jarr. Morgan falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Jarr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jami Jarr!
A very excited looking Jami Jarr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
RapidFC Tokyo 41
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Daniels shakes it off.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Morgan working aggressively here.
A short left from Morgan.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Daniels.
#BC#
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
A big left from Daniels misses.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Daniels throws a one two combo.
#CUT#
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
Daniels cracks Morgan with an open hand slap.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daniels misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daniels misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a head kick.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
Daniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels throws a left and a right that both miss
#KD2#
and Morgan counters with a head kick that drops Daniels to the mat! Daniels scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Daniels is rocked!
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daniels is defended easily by Morgan.#T4#
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Daniels! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 48
Date: Sep 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Derrick lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Derrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Derrick throws a shot to the body.
Derrick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Derrick's head back.
Derrick digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Derrick 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 throws a quick counter head kick but Derrick was just out of range.
Joe Derrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derrick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan tries to clinch but Derrick moves out of range.
Derrick misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Derrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derrick.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Derrick takes it in his stride.
Derrick tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Derrick scores with a shot to the body.
Derrick missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Derrick scores with a jab to the head.
Derrick looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derrick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derrick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Derrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Derrick.#T3#
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Derrick.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Derrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Derrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Derrick swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Whack! Morgan lands a heavy head kick that drops Derrick. The ref tackles Morgan to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Derrick was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dexter Morgan!
After the fight, Dexter Morgan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 29
Date: Aug 14, 2019 |
#R1##KD2#
Morgan cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morgan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jones to stand back up!#CUT2#
It looks like Andrew Jones has been cut.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2#
Morgan lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Morgan takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Jones is rocked!
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Jones up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Morgan from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Jones's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Andrew Jones had this to say: 'I'll be back, I've got way more to offer. '.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 15
Date: Jul 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Rothco misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Rothco shakes it off.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rothco misses with a low kick.
Frank Rothco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Rothco misses with a low kick as Morgan jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothco. That did some damage!
Rothco jabs at Morgan's body.
Rothco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Rothco takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Rothco tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Rothco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothco.
Rothco misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rothco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothco.
Rothco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothco lands with a nice combination. Morgan backs away looking to recover.#CUT#
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Rothco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rothco's head backwards.
Rothco throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Rothco misses with a head kick.
Rothco throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rothco takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Rothco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL2#
Morgan forces Rothco back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothco backwards.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Rothco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothco prevents a body shot from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rothco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothco. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Rothco gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morgan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rothco.
Rothco blocking some punches.
Rothco can't break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Rothco controls the action.
#T1#
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothco backwards.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan pushes Rothco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Rothco blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 tries to throw a body punch but Rothco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothco takes a shot to the head.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
A short right from Morgan.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothco cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothco throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Rothco.
Rothco misses with a wild combination.
Rothco throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan thumps Rothco with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rothco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothco tries to land a body kick
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
#T1#
Rothco misses with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Morgan forces Rothco back against the cage and clinches.
Dexter Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rothco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Rothco controls the action.
Rothco blocks an uppercut.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothco.
Morgan has Rothco pressed against the cage, preventing Rothco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan lands a left hand.
#T2#
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Rothco's head.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Rothco fails to land.
Morgan tries a body shot but Rothco blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Rothco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan pushes Rothco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothco.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothco's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
A very excited looking Dexter Morgan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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