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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Bridge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jonny Bridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridge moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Bridge misses with a body shot.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morgan tries a low kick but Bridge avoids it.
Bridge blocks a leg kick.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bridge tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Bridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bridge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Bridge just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Bridge misses.
Bridge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Bridge throws a lazy body kick
and Morgan counters with a head kick. That will keep Bridge thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bridge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan jabs Bridge right on the nose. Bridge blinks but takes it well.
Bridge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bridge misses with a body shot.
Morgan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bridge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bridge lands an overhand right.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Bridge counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bridge is out of range.
Good exchange - Bridge coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Bridge makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morgan really felt that one!
Bridge avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Bridge's leg. Bridge is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bridge lands a jab to the nose.
Bridge throws a body kick the misses
and Morgan counters with a solid body kick.
Bridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bridge circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bridge counters with a good low kick that Morgan was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Bridge.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Bridge counters with a good, hard body kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
Morgan looks gassed!
Bridge lands a nice looking body shot.
Bridge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Bridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan slips a jab from Bridge.
Bridge just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Bridge blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Morgan misses.
Bridge slips a jab from Morgan.
Bridge digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Bridge scores with a leg kick.
Bridge staying out of range there.
Bridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bridge.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morgan 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.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Bridge counters with a head kick.
Bridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bridge throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bridge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bridge is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Bridge.
Bridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Bridge looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Bridge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bridge.
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bridge.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan throws a head kick but Bridge moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bridge. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bridge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bridge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bridge fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bridge thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morgan if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bridge blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan tries to move into range but Bridge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Jonny Bridge is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridge lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bridge scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bridge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bridge throws a sloppy head kick
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bridge tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Bridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bridge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bridge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Bridge checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Bridge.
Morgan clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bridge letting Morgan take a breather here.
Bridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bridge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bridge content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bridge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Bridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bridge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
That's time! Bridge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bridge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Bridge's knee but Bridge avoids it well.
Jonny Bridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bridge throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Bridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bridge.
Bridge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bridge. That did some damage!
Good work by Bridge as he checks the leg kick.
Bridge scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bridge is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bridge.
Bridge misses with a body shot
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Bridge.
Bridge looks to land a combination. Morgan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bridge is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bridge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bridge throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Bridge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Bridge settles back down.
Bridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bridge.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dexter Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bridge throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Bridge.
Morgan thumps Bridge with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That has opened up Dexter Morgan's cut even more.
Bridge throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bridge throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
A jab from Bridge misses.
Bridge misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Bridge checks it
and Bridge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Bridge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bridge misses the jab.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Bridge is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bridge.
Bridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bridge throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Bridge only half commits.
Bridge throws a lazy body kick
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Bridge scores with a body shot.
Jonny Bridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Bridge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Bridge.
Bridge is looking to land body kicks.
Bridge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Bridge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bridge, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Bridge!
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