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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Morison (ranked 3929 p4p, 4142 weight class) and Brian Dean (ranked 473 p4p, 497 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Morison !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dean throws a right hand that Morison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morison also avoids with ease.
Morison feinted with a counter takedown.
Morison dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Morison 's head and hops out.
Dean throws out a counter right but Morison avoids it with no problem.
Morison dives in and scores a takedown into Dean's guard.
Dean wriggles free and stands up.
Morison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dean swivels and escapes.
Morison moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Morison clinches up with Dean and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean lands a jab to Morison 's midsection.
Morison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Morison . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morison wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Morison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morison tries a head kick but it misses.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Morison feinted with a counter takedown.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Morison .
Dean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brian Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dean throws a body punch but Morison moves out of range.
Morison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dean as he jumps to the side.
Dean throws out a counter right but Morison avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morison moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Morison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dean throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Morison .
Morison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Morison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Morison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean lands a right hook to the body.
Dean swings for the body but Morison moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morison defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Dean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morison moves out of range of the body kick from Dean.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morison or perhaps it was just good defense by Dean, which made it look bad.
Morison tries a head kick but it misses.
Dean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morison .
Dean has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Morison wants to clinch.
Morison shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morison 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dean lands with a straight right. Morison didn't see that one coming.
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morison rushes Dean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dean throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dean stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morison defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Morison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Morison is just out of range.
Dean lunges at Morison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morison 's hand.
Morison shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morison attempts a counter takedown but Dean avoids it well and moves away.
Morison shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morison 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dean.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Dean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morison tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Brian Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morison at a distance.
Dean lands a body shot.
Dean connects with a body shot that sends Morison 's belly button to the back.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean throws a head kick that half lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dean 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.
Dean throws a hook but Morison avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Dean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morison clinches up with Dean and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morison stalling the fight.
Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morison counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morison .
Morison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dean throws a hook but Morison blocks it.
Morison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Morison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dean is trying to break free.
Morison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dean is keeping busy.
Morison trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dean prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dean's waist but Dean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morison off to one side.
It seemed like Dean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dean stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Morison . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Dean misses.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brian Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Morison counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morison .
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Morison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morison tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Morison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morison somewhat.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Morison slips the punch.
Dean misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morison moves away.
Morison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morison tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
Dean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morison seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morison just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morison .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Johnny Morison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Morison moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dean tries to sprawl but Morison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morison is looking to stall here but Dean recovers full guard.
Dean is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Morison breaks from the clinch.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean stuffs the takedown.
Dean lands a nice hook to Morison 's body. Morison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morison moves into the clinch successfully.
Morison leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Morison is controlling him.
Morison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morison trying to stall but Dean improves his position.
Dean is trying to break free.
Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Morison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morison moves out of range as Dean strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morison goes for a double leg but Dean avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dean continues to drive forward.
Dean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Morison . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean with a nice calf kick.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Dean misses with a hook. Morison ducked under it nicely.
Dean lands with an uppercut that bounces Morison off the cage and back into range.
Morison slips a straight right by Dean.
Morison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morison sets himself, and Dean steps forward looking for the clinch! Morison avoids it this time.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Morison counters with a three punch combo that has Dean backing up. Dean nods at Morison to acknowledge the strikes.
Morison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Dean as he connects with a hook.
Morison slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Morison moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Morison fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dean lands with a good body shot.
Dean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dean scores with the left hand. Morison knows he should have avoided that one.
Dean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dean throws a hook but Morison avoids it easily.
Dean misses with a body kick.
Morison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brian Dean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a body kick that misses.
Dean misses with a straight left.
Morison shoots for a takedown but Dean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dean looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dean digs a good hook to Morison 's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.
Dean lands a jab to Morison 's midsection.
Dean scores with a hook to the body. Morison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morison throws a big counter combination but Dean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Morison saw that one coming.
Morison moves to clinch but Dean breaks away
and Dean counters with a straight right hand.
Johnny Morison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Dean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dean 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Dean!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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