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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Mayhem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem tries to clinch up.
Morgan is looking for a counter combo.
Mayhem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mayhem doesn't seem bothered though.
Mayhem has his takedown stuffed
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Mayhem.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Mayhem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Morgan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayhem throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan feints a jab promting Mayhem to slip. Morgan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayhem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Mayhem.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Mayhem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Mayhem misses.
Morgan is looking to counter punch.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayhem moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Mayhem tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mayhem doesn't seem phased though.
Mayhem misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Mayhem tries to clinch up.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayhem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Mayhem moves away and avoids it.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayhem changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mayhem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mayhem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Mayhem's head back.
Morgan swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Mayhem checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
letting Mayhem counter with a right hand.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Mayhem. Mayhem gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mayhem.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Mayhem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mayhem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayhem. That did some damage!
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Mayhem saw that one coming.
Morgan lands a front kick.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Mayhem's leg. Mayhem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mayhem wants to clinch.
Morgan feints a jab promting Mayhem to slip. Morgan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayhem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mayhem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayhem tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Mayhem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayhem.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Mayhem tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mayhem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Mayhem misses with a hook.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mayhem counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
Morgan swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayhem can do to turn this around?
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mayhem's head.
Morgan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayhem.
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem darts in looking for a takedown but Morgan gets double underhooks and turns Mayhem into the cage.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Mayhem does no damage.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mayhem's head.
Mayhem tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan jabs Mayhem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Mayhem blocks a low kick nicely.
As Morgan backs off Mayhem throws a huge counter combo but Morgan manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to bum rush Mayhem with a series of wild strikes but Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dexter Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
Mayhem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mayhem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayhem digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Mayhem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayhem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morgan thumps Mayhem with a low kick.
Morgan throws a right hand that Mayhem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhem also avoids with ease.
Mayhem feints the counter takedown.
Mayhem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a low kick but Mayhem avoids it.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Morgan swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Morgan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Mayhem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayhem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayhem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morgan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A cross from Morgan lands.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayhem was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Mayhem's body. Mayhem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan gets tackled into the cage by Mayhem. Mayhem maintains the clinch.
Mayhem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayhem avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Mayhem won't allow it.
Morgan wants to break free but Mayhem has control.
Mayhem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayhem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Mayhem tries to tie him up.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Mayhem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Mayhem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Mayhem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayhem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a low kick, looking for Mayhem's leg but Mayhem calmly moves out of range.
Morgan swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayhem walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayhem lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mayhem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Mayhem on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Mayhem is predictable there
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Morgan catches Mayhem right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan with a hook.
John Mayhem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Mayhem's defenses.
Mayhem clinches.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage.
Morgan takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan tries to break free but Mayhem pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants a takedown but no success here.
John Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mayhem.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayhem avoids the damage to the body.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayhem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan digs a right hand underneath Mayhem's ribcage. Mayhem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mayhem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan taking a breather.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Mayhem tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mayhem back to the cage. Morgan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Tonight I satisfied the urges of my dark passenger. It's not a want...but a need. I believe I can follow the code all the way to the title. Thanks to Harry and Nights Watch MMA Academy for all the support!'.
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