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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Belial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Morgan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Belial!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belial fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belial doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan cracks the inside of Belial's front leg.
Belial looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Belial trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Belial prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Morgan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Morgan taking some punishment here, with Belial in his half guard.
Belial is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Belial is controlling well.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Belial.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Belial is out of range.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that Belial sees coming a mile off.
Belial scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belial missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Belial wants to pass to mount but Morgan is defending the position.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Belial decides to return to a standing position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belial shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Belial was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
Belial is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Belial checks the leg kick.
Belial tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belial tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan throws a head kick that Belial semi-blocks.
It looks like Xavier Belial has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belial misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belial. Belial obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xavier Belial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belial tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belial fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Belial persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Belial stands up out of the half guard.
Belial throws a nice head kick!
Belial tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a huge head kick that drops Belial! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Morgan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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