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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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168 cm
28
160 lbs
18 - 6 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Morrow dives in and scores a takedown into Dessler's guard.
Dessler is pulling down on Morrow's head. It's preventing any offense from Morrow, at least for the moment.
Morrow postures up in Dessler's guard and throws a big left but Dessler blocks it.
Morrow stops Dessler from standing up.
Dessler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dessler scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Dessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrow dodges the punch combination from Dessler.
Morrow throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Dessler.
Morrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dessler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Dessler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good leg kick by Morrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dessler avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Dessler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dessler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrow.
Morrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dessler was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrow.
Dessler throws a leg kick which misses Morrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrow tries to avoid it.
Dessler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dessler misses with a double jab.
Morrow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Dessler slips under a jab from Morrow.
Morrow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dessler.
Dessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dessler pushes Morrow away with a front kick.
Morrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dessler.
Billy Dessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dessler tries to score with a low kick but Morrow moves his leg out of the way.
Dessler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dessler lands a leg kick that knocks Morrow off balance momentarily.
Dessler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dessler.
Dessler lands a slapping body shot.
Morrow misses the shot to the body.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Dessler avoids a kick to the body.
Dessler blocks a head kick by Morrow.
A head kick misses from Dessler.
Dessler lands a high kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dessler 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 Morrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dessler defending well as Morrow loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Dessler moved away.
Dessler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Dessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Billy Dessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dessler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dessler, right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrow blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dessler checks a leg kick.
Morrow lands a jab to the nose.
Dessler avoids a kick to the body.
Dessler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrow.
Dessler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dessler throws out a leg kick but Morrow moves out of range and Dessler only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Dessler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dessler tests Morrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler lands a head kick!
It looks like Trent Morrow has been cut.
Morrow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dessler defends it nicely.
Dessler scores with a nice body kick.
Dessler is looking to clinch but Morrow is avoiding it.
Morrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dessler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrow scrambles back to his feet.
Dessler cracks the inside of Morrow's front leg.
Morrow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morrow - that will leave a mark!
Dessler gets a clinch.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dessler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dessler lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
Morrow blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dessler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dessler tries to land a front kick but Morrow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dessler misses with an uppercut.
Morrow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dessler is looking to clinch.
Dessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
Morrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrow blocks a head kick by Dessler.
Morrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morrow checks a leg kick.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Dessler throws a combination. Morrow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dessler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Billy Dessler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dessler tries to clinch up.
Dessler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dessler is looking to slow Morrow down with leg kicks.
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!
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dessler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws a hook to the side of Dessler's head but Dessler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrow avoids the head kick by Dessler.
Dessler's corner calls for a 1-2. Dessler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrow slips a jab and a cross from Dessler.
Morrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dessler.
Dessler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dessler misses with a double jab.
Dessler scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morrow.
Morrow connects with a body shot that sends Dessler's belly button to the back.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrow blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Morrow misses.
Dessler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dessler tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrow scores with a nice right hand.
Dessler thumps Morrow with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dessler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow takes one to the chin there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.
Dessler throws a low kick, looking for Morrow's leg but Morrow calmly moves out of range.
Morrow takes a swing at Dessler's ribcage but misses.
Morrow checks a leg kick.
Morrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dessler throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Dessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dessler scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
Dessler throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Dessler does no damage.
Morrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Dessler counters with an outside leg kick.
Dessler throws a hook but Morrow blocks it.
Morrow misses with a low kick as Dessler jumps back.
Dessler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Dessler moved away.
Morrow catches Dessler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morrow.
Dessler connects with a solid leg kick.
Dessler tries to land a leg kick but Morrow saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Dessler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses.
Dessler looks to land a right hand but Morrow moved out of range.
Morrow takes one on the button.
Dessler connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Morrow! He's out on his feet! Dessler rushes in and drops Morrow with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Dessler!
Billy Dessler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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