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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morleaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyro Mancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morleaux comes into the arena with Massive Attack feat. Mos Def - I Against I blaring out of the sound system. Pyro Mancer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Pyro Mancer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morleaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyro Mancer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancer clinches up against the cage.
Mancer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morleaux.
Mancer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morleaux's head.
Mancer thumps Morleaux with a low kick.
Morleaux throws a combination. Mancer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Mancer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mancer.
Mancer lands a high kick!
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!
Mancer scores with a push kick.
Morleaux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mancer can pounce on him.
Mancer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morleaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mancer lands a nice hook to Morleaux's body. Morleaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morleaux looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mancer!
Mancer is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Mancer tries to lock up and control but Morleaux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morleaux looking to control but Mancer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mancer tries to lock up and control but Morleaux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morleaux looking to control but Mancer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mancer working to try and regain half guard.
Morleaux trying to control but Mancer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancer regains half guard.
Morleaux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mancer is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morleaux is just content to waste time from the top position. Mancer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Morleaux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morleaux trying to control but Mancer is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dexter Morleaux.
Mancer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mancer counters with an inside leg kick.
Morleaux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mancer scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morleaux tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morleaux walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mancer.
Mancer lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyro Mancer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mancer delivers a nice body kick.
Dexter Morleaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mancer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morleaux.
Mancer lands a high kick!
Pyro Mancer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morleaux wants to clinch
and Mancer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mancer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morleaux. That did some damage!
Mancer lands a high kick!
Mancer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mancer throws a low kick but Morleaux avoids it.
Morleaux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morleaux misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mancer lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancer throws a head kick that half lands.
Morleaux is rocked!
Mancer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh Morleaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mancer scores with a leg kick.
Mancer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morleaux.
Morleaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Morleaux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mancer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morleaux shoots in for a takedown but Mancer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morleaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morleaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mancer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mancer lands a big head kick that sends Morleaux tumbling to the mat! Mancer takes a step backwards and waves Morleaux back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mancer. That's going to slow Morleaux down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancer throws a combination that misses
and Morleaux counters with a shoot takedown. Mancer fights it but they end up in guard.
Morleaux looking to sit in guard and control but Mancer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mancer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morleaux is trying to control the position but Mancer postures up.
Morleaux on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morleaux tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morleaux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mancer is controlling him.
Mancer passes into half guard.
Mancer prevents Morleaux from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mancer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morleaux is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancer trying to control but Morleaux is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyro Mancer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mancer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morleaux.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mancer.
Mancer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morleaux's head.
Mancer is looking to chop away at Morleaux's legs.
Mancer is looking to slow Morleaux down with leg kicks.
Mancer throws a leg kick which misses Morleaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Morleaux tries to avoid it.
Morleaux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morleaux checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mancer.
Mancer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morleaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mancer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mancer.
Nice body punch from Mancer.
Nice body punch from Mancer - that landed with a thud.
Mancer has Morleaux pressed against the cage.
Morleaux drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mancer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mancer - that will leave a mark!
Morleaux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mancer. Mancer obviously looking to wear him down.
Morleaux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mancer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morleaux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mancer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pyro Mancer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancer throws a head kick that Morleaux semi-blocks.
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!
A good leg kick by Mancer.
Morleaux shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mancer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mancer can't do much from the bottom here.
Mancer is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Mancer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mancer is not content to let Morleaux control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mancer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morleaux tries to score with some ground and pound. Mancer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mancer prevents Morleaux from moving into mount.
Mancer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Morleaux is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pyro Mancer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mancer wants to hold on but Morleaux pushes him away.
Mancer is trying to escape the mount.
Mancer wants to hold on but Morleaux pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancer tries to reverse the position but Morleaux maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyro Mancer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mancer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyro Mancer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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