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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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206 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnett counters with a one-two to the body.
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Morgan digs a right hand into Barnett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnett's gas tank.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Our sources have told us that Barnett has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
Barnett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Barnett is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Barnett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morgan misses with a shot to the body
enabling Barnett to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Barnett moved out of range nicely.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett looks to land a combination. Morgan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Morgan is struggling to control the position.
Barnett managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
Barnett is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnett or not.
Morgan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Morgan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Morgan has Barnett pressed against the cage, preventing Barnett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnett's elbow.
Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnett.
Barnett scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Barnett avoids it with no problem.
Barnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Morgan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morgan rushes Barnett and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnett is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan avoiding damage.
Barnett is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnett.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnett controls his hands.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnett controls his hands.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnett controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan gets through Barnett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Morgan.
Barnett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Barnett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan stalling in the clinch.
Barnett wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
Barnett breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnett misses the target.
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan has Barnett pushed against the cage.
Barnett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Barnett blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Barnett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan prevents Barnett from breaking the clinch.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnett avoids it.
Barnett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Barnett's head.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Barnett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Barnett misses.
Barnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Barnett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Morgan lands a body punch.
Morgan tries a body shot but Barnett blocks it.
Barnett is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Barnett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan pushes Barnett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Morgan keeps control of Barnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has Barnett pressed against the cage, preventing Barnett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnett's efforts to push away.
Barnett tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage.
Barnett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
Barnett tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Chase Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan stalling in the clinch.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnett.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan digs a right hand underneath Barnett's ribcage. Barnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnett.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Randy Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Morgan.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnett up against the cage.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
Morgan lands with a hook. Barnett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Barnett ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randy Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Barnett.
Morgan jabs at Barnett's body.
Barnett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barnett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan feints the counter takedown.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Barnett.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnett.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan cracks Barnett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Morgan throws a counter combo.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnett. Barnett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Barnett.
Barnett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Barnett misses.
Morgan with the counter takedown but Barnett avoids it easily.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan stuns Barnett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Morgan catches Barnett right on the button with a cross.
Barnett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnett wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnett throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Barnett only half commits.
Barnett throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Barnett.
Morgan scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Barnett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan prevents Barnett from breaking the clinch.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan digs a right hand underneath Barnett's ribcage. Barnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barnett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan lands a body punch.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Barnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Barnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Barnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnett wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnett prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Barnett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Barnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnett throws a body kick that misses.
Chase Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Randy Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Barnett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Randy Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnett avoids it.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan is leaning against Barnett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Morgan on the inside.
Barnett tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage.
Barnett takes a shot to the head.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morgan keeps control of Barnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Barnett is trying to break free.
Morgan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barnett up against the cage.
Barnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barnett avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
Barnett is trying to force a seperation but Morgan has the dominant position.
Chase Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barnett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Morgan.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Morgan!
Chase Morgan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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