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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shardlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Morgan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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199 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Shardlow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Shardlow.
Shardlow swinging wildly here.
Shardlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Shardlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shardlow is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morgan cracks Shardlow with an open hand slap.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Shardlow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Shardlow's front leg but catches the back leg as Shardlow tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Shardlow takes it in his stride.
Shardlow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shardlow lands a slapping body shot.
Shardlow throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
Shardlow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan lands a head kick!
Shardlow blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shardlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shardlow takes a step back to recover.
Shardlow throws a leg kick
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Shardlow is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Shardlow counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Shardlow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shardlow is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Shardlow blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Shardlow throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Shardlow checks it
and Shardlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Shardlow throws a lazy head kick
and Shardlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Shardlow.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shardlow wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Shardlow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shardlow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan throws a head kick that Shardlow semi-blocks.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shardlow can pounce on him.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morgan lands a high kick!
Shardlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Shardlow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Shardlow throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shardlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shardlow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shardlow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Shardlow blocks with his arms.
Shardlow is trying to stall.
Shardlow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Shardlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shardlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shardlow throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Shardlow blocks it.
Shardlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Shardlow is blocking nicely.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Shardlow blocks it.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shardlow avoids it.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Shardlow trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shardlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Shardlow gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shardlow is defending well for now.
Shardlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Shardlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shardlow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Shardlow can't break the clinch.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shardlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shardlow presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shardlow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shardlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shardlow avoids it.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Shardlow is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Shardlow.
Morgan prevents Shardlow from breaking the clinch.
Shardlow lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Shardlow avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Shardlow blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Shardlow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Shardlow.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Shardlow blocks with his arms.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shardlow tries to land a body kick
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Shardlow was not able to check.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Shardlow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shardlow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shardlow checks a leg kick nicely.
Shardlow checks a leg kick.
Shardlow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shardlow wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Shardlow counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Shardlow checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Shardlow. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morgan throws a head kick but Shardlow moves out of range.
Morgan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shardlow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morgan counters with a solid body kick.
Shardlow misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Shardlow to counter with a crisp jab.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shardlow avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Shardlow is out of range.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shardlow's head.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shardlow checks a leg kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Shardlow counters with a thumping low kick.
Shardlow throws a low kick, looking for Morgan's leg but Morgan calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Shardlow throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Shardlow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Shardlow checks it
and Shardlow counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Shardlow lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Shardlow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shardlow throws a good cross that connects.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shardlow thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan tries to work over Shardlow's front leg with a kick but Shardlow checks it.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Shardlow's legs.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Shardlow blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Shardlow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick but Shardlow moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shardlow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Shardlow looking to stall.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Shardlow blocks it.
Shardlow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Shardlow jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shardlow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shardlow avoids the head kick by Morgan.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan pushes Shardlow away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Dexter Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Shardlow thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan cracks the inside of Shardlow's front leg.
Shardlow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shardlow looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Shardlow misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Shardlow's ribs.
Shardlow throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shardlow is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shardlow. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shardlow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shardlow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Shardlow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shardlow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Shardlow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shardlow missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shardlow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan wants to slow Shardlow down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shardlow checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Shardlow misses.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Shardlow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morgan throws a right hand that Shardlow ducks under and follows up with a left that Shardlow also avoids with ease.
Shardlow walks into a jab.
Shardlow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Shardlow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Shardlow is out of range.
Morgan instigates a clinch.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Shardlow blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shardlow avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shardlow.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Shardlow is blocking nicely.
Shardlow working aggressively here.
Shardlow lands a body punch.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shardlow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shardlow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Shardlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve Shardlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to work over Shardlow's front leg with a kick but Shardlow checks it.
Shardlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Shardlow is avoiding it.
Morgan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shardlow thows a body kick. Morgan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shardlow can pounce on him.
Morgan throws a head kick but Shardlow moves out of range.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Shardlow.
Morgan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shardlow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shardlow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morgan.
Some bone on bone action there as Shardlow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shardlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shardlow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shardlow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan cracks Shardlow with a good jab.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shardlow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shardlow throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shardlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Shardlow.
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shardlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shardlow tries to land a body kick
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Shardlow was not able to check.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shardlow's head.
Morgan throws a low kick but Shardlow avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
A lazy body kick from Shardlow
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Shardlow 's knee.
Shardlow scores with a spinning back kick!
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow misses the shot to the body.
Shardlow blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Shardlow scores with a jab.
Shardlow misses with a hook.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shardlow throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shardlow is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Shardlow counters with a nice body kick.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
letting Shardlow counter with a right hand.
Shardlow misses with a low kick.
Shardlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shardlow throws a sloppy head kick
and Morgan counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shardlow misses with the head strike.
Shardlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Shardlow.
Well Morgan 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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