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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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198 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan avoids the head kick by Benton.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Morgan darts in and clinches Benton up against the cage.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
Morgan pushes Benton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Morgan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benton looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Benton blocks an uppercut.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Morgan on the inside.
Morgan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Benton.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
Morgan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benton up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dexter Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan darts in and clinches Benton up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benton prevents a body shot from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Morgan digs a right hand underneath Benton's ribcage. Benton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan has Benton pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is stalling here.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Benton is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benton has his back to the cage.
Morgan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benton blocking some punches.
Morgan just leaning against Benton, taking a breather.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Benton avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benton blocking some punches.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan taking a breather.
Benton is trying to stall.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Benton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benton blocking some punches.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morgan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benton tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morgan is working Benton over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benton taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan pushes Benton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Morgan.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benton or not.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Benton blocks an uppercut.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
A body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Benton.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sam Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benton.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Benton wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan tries to stall but Benton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dexter Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
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hype
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FIGHT
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