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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Al Bent (ranked 3903 p4p, 3755 weight class) and Devin Morningstar (ranked 0 p4p, 421 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Devin Morningstar enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Bent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Devin Morningstar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morningstar darts in trying to clinch
and Bent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morningstar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bent. Morningstar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morningstar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bent defends well and Morningstar ends up having to push Bent into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Devin Morningstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morningstar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morningstar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bent is looking to counter punch.
Morningstar misses with a combination
and Bent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morningstar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bent comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morningstar throws a right hand that misses
and Bent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morningstar has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morningstar is trying to push Bent away but Bent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morningstar wants to get back to striking at distance but Bent won't allow it.
Morningstar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morningstar can't break the clinch.
Bent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morningstar is trying to push Bent away but Bent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morningstar can't break the clinch.
Morningstar working hard to break the clinch.
Morningstar working hard to break the clinch.
Bent lands a left hand.
Bent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morningstar's efforts to push away.
Bent keeps control of Morningstar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Bent.
Morningstar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bent pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Al Bent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Morningstar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bent lands a left hand.
Morningstar working hard to break the clinch.
Morningstar working hard to break the clinch.
Morningstar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morningstar looks winded!
Morningstar takes a shot to the head.
Morningstar is trying to break the clinch but Bent has him pressed against the cage.
Morningstar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morningstar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morningstar wants a takedown but no success here.
Bent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morningstar takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar is trying to push Bent away but Bent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bent displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morningstar up against the cage.
Bent breaks the clinch.
Bent 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.
Bent scores with the left hand. Morningstar knows he should have avoided that one.
Morningstar throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bent to counter with a crisp jab.
Bent lands with a straight right. Morningstar didn't see that one coming.
Morningstar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bent lands with a straight right. Morningstar didn't see that one coming.
Morningstar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Bent counter with a right hand.
Bent is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left lands for Bent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bent lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Bent.
Morningstar is rocked!
Morningstar moves forwards but Bent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morningstar is still on wobbly legs! Can Bent finish him?
Bent scores with a jab to the body.
Morningstar seems to have recovered his senses.
Bent jabs Morningstar right on the nose. Morningstar blinks but takes it well.
Bent lands a glancing blow to the side of Morningstar's head.
Al Bent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bent lands a really nice looking cross but Morningstar seems unphased.
Bent lunges at Morningstar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morningstar's hand.
Bent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab, jab by Bent - just one landing.
Bent jabs Morningstar right on the nose. Morningstar blinks but takes it well.
Donk. Bent catches Morningstar right on the button with a cross.
Bent is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morningstar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bent counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Al Bent dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morningstar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Morningstar misses.
Bent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morningstar has his takedown stuffed
letting Bent counter with a right hand.
Morningstar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morningstar misses with a takedown attempt
and Bent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morningstar thinking.
Bent dips to his left and cracks Morningstar with an uppercut!
Morningstar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bent paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morningstar at a distance.
Bent lands a nice hook to Morningstar's body. Morningstar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morningstar is breathing heavily.
Bent cracks Morningstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bent swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morningstar.
Bent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morningstar's head backwards.
Bent connects with the punch.
Bent tests Morningstar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morningstar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morningstar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bent counters with a straight right hand.
Al Bent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Morningstar.
Bent scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morningstar in his tracks.
Morningstar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bent lands a head shot.
Bent jabs Morningstar right on the nose. Morningstar blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bent lands a really nice looking cross but Morningstar seems unphased.
Bent thuds his right hand into Morningstar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Devin Morningstar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morningstar momentarily.
Morningstar takes one to the side of the head.
Morningstar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Bent counter with a right hand.
Bent is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bent lands a nice shot that snaps Morningstar's head back.
Bent lands a body shot.
Morningstar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bent works the jab nicely.
Morningstar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morningstar can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bent scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bent.
Morningstar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bent is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Morningstar.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bent, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Bent.
Morningstar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morningstar ducks right into an uppercut from Bent.
Morningstar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good shot there by Bent.
Bent's corner calls for a 1-2. Bent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morningstar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morningstar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bent is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bent scores with a jab 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!
Morningstar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bent counter with a right hand.
Al Bent is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bent.
Bent tests Morningstar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morningstar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bent to score with a decent uppercut.
Morningstar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Bent misses.
Bent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morningstar misses with a takedown
and Bent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morningstar darts in trying to clinch
enabling Bent to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Al Bent dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bent throws a shot from downtown. Morningstar moves away and avoids it.
Morningstar throws a poor cross that misses
and Bent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morningstar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bent.
Bent cracks Morningstar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morningstar throws a combination that misses
and Bent counters with a nice uppercut.
Morningstar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bent circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bent is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morningstar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bent lands with a hook. Morningstar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bent lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bent gets a clinch.
Bent lands a nice uppercut.
Morningstar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Bent.
A short left from Bent.
Morningstar has had enough of the clinch but Bent keeps him there for the moment.
Morningstar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morningstar tries to circle away but Bent has him pinned against the cage.
Al Bent has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Bent on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morningstar's efforts to push away.
Bent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morningstar is trying to break the clinch but Bent is controlling him.
Bent lands with a short shot to the head.
Morningstar wants to get back to striking at distance but Bent won't allow it.
Bent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bent moves out of range of the strikes.
Bent was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morningstar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morningstar there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bent moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morningstar misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bent counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bent lands a jab to the nose.
Bent throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morningstar on the side of the head.
Bent lands a head shot.
Morningstar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morningstar takes one to the chin there.
Bent swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morningstar.
Morningstar takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Bent finds it's way through Morningstar's defenses.
Morningstar shoots and misses
and Bent counters with a straight right hand.
Al Bent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Morningstar.
A low kick from Morningstar misses
and Bent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morningstar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bent, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar fails with the takedown
and Bent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morningstar throws a sloppy head kick
and Bent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Bent.
Bent connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morningstar. Morningstar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bent connects with a right hand. Morningstar shakes it off.
Devin Morningstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bent jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy left from Bent finds it's target.
Bent misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bent, as that shot connected.
Morningstar misses with the combination.
Bent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Bent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bent has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Bent!
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