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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cantona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Face the Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Cantona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantona has managed to clinch.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Cantona cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Cantona is controlling him.
Cantona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cantona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cantona has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cantona tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Cantona drops back down to his feet.
Cantona is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cantona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Cantona, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Cantona has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantona won't allow it.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Cantona.
Cantona is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cantona has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cantona has hold of one of Morgan's legs. Morgan is fighting the takedown attempt but Cantona gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cantona is breathing heavily.
Morgan controlling the position.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cantona.
Cantona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Cantona's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cantona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Cantona counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cantona throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Cantona tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Morgan.
Morgan is looking to control Cantona's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Cantona controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cantona trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Cantona wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cantona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantona takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left and a right from Morgan both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Eric Cantona has been cut.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Cantona, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cantona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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 Eric Cantona will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Cantona's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Cantona, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Cantona avoids it well.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cantona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cantona slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Cantona scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cantona is working for a kimura but Morgan is defending it quite comfortably.
Cantona is keen to just control but Morgan is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantona wants to get back to his feet.
Cantona wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cantona is looking to advance position but Morgan won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Cantona wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Cantona's ribs.
Cantona shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cantona's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Cantona fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cantona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Cantona moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
Cantona shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Cantona moves out of range.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantona circles away quickly and effectively.
Eric Cantona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cantona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tests Cantona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cantona.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cantona shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cantona showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantona trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Cantona will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Cantona's cut.
That's time! Cantona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Cantona feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eric Cantona overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cantona slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantona working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cantona wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantona lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morgan stops Cantona from passing to mount.
Cantona tries to stand but Morgan is controlling his head.
Morgan is not content to let Cantona control the position.
Dexter Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantona throws a strike aimed at the side of Morgan's head but Morgan avoids it well.
Cantona is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eric Cantona has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cantona closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Morgan misses.
Cantona misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantona takes one on the button.
Morgan throws a right hand that Cantona ducks under and follows up with a left that Cantona also avoids with ease.
Morgan throws a body punch but Cantona moves out of range.
Cantona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Cantona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cantona looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Eric Cantona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cantona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Cantona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cantona, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Cantona!
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