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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy MacKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacKenzie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kettel - My Dogan . Morgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Cash - Hurt. Dexter Morgan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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197 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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194 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy MacKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie slips under a jab from Morgan.
MacKenzie drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that MacKenzie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
MacKenzie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MacKenzie tightens his grip and picks Morgan up, before dumping him to the ground. Morgan manages to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan has his hands on MacKenzie's head, controlling the position.
MacKenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacKenzie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKenzie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacKenzie trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
MacKenzie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morgan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We're going to have a standup here because Tommy MacKenzie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacKenzie.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks MacKenzie with an uppercut!
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. MacKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan cracks MacKenzie with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacKenzie scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed MacKenzie momentarily.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacKenzie.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacKenzie looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
MacKenzie cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
A nice combination there by MacKenzie.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but MacKenzie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
MacKenzie throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacKenzie.
MacKenzie moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacKenzie's head.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MacKenzie is out of range.
A swing and a miss from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie moves away from the strike by Morgan.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook but MacKenzie avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a jab from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacKenzie moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacKenzie avoids it.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Morgan.
MacKenzie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy MacKenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacKenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacKenzie misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from MacKenzie misses its intended target.
Morgan tries to move into range but MacKenzie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacKenzie clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacKenzie throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but 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.
Morgan scores with a spinning back kick!
Dexter Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
MacKenzie blocks a jab.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by MacKenzie.
MacKenzie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and MacKenzie ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
MacKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
MacKenzie moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan feints and then cracks MacKenzie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacKenzie down.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
MacKenzie scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook but MacKenzie avoids it easily.
MacKenzie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
MacKenzie moves away from the strike by Morgan.
MacKenzie throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
MacKenzie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
MacKenzie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
MacKenzie connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick but MacKenzie checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacKenzie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacKenzie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of MacKenzie's head but MacKenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacKenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan with a nice cross.
MacKenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
MacKenzie takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Morgan wants to slow MacKenzie down by chopping away at his legs.
MacKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but MacKenzie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacKenzie throws out the jab.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. MacKenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacKenzie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan tries to bum rush MacKenzie with a series of wild strikes but MacKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
MacKenzie needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
Morgan misses with a hook
and MacKenzie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan is looking to control MacKenzie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is staying active underneath MacKenzie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacKenzie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morgan wants to control but MacKenzie is having none of it.
Morgan avoids a series of strikes thrown by MacKenzie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan is trying to stand.
MacKenzie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
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.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacKenzie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
MacKenzie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but MacKenzie persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
MacKenzie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacKenzie circles away quickly and effectively.
MacKenzie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but MacKenzie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
MacKenzie swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
MacKenzie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacKenzie blocks a jab.
Morgan throws a head kick but MacKenzie moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKenzie misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from MacKenzie misses the target.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan scores with a jab. MacKenzie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacKenzie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacKenzie takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan lands a big head kick that sends MacKenzie tumbling to the mat! Morgan takes a step backwards and waves MacKenzie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
MacKenzie is rocked!
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacKenzie. That did some damage!
Oh MacKenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan cracks MacKenzie with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morgan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning MacKenzie to stand back up!
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. MacKenzie moves away and avoids it.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and MacKenzie counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MacKenzie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy MacKenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
MacKenzie swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
MacKenzie seems to have got his legs back now.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
MacKenzie jabs at Morgan's body.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
MacKenzie works the jab nicely.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but MacKenzie ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Morgan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
MacKenzie is looking to clinch.
A big left from MacKenzie misses.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from MacKenzie.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1-2. Morgan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacKenzie shoots in but no luck this time.
A left lands for Morgan.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacKenzie's calf.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Tommy MacKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacKenzie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MacKenzie misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Morgan.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacKenzie has a takedown stuffed.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacKenzie.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacKenzie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MacKenzie somewhat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
Post fight, an emotional Dexter Morgan said 'Tonight I satisfied the urges of my dark passenger. It's not a want...but a need. I believe I can follow the code all the way to the title. Thanks to Harry and Nights Watch MMA Academy for all the support!'.
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energy
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hype
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