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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loyd Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Loyd Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morris could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dempsey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dempsey wants to control but Morris postures up.
Dempsey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morris decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dempsey to his feet.
Dempsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dempsey throws a leg kick that misses.
Morris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Dempsey closes the distance and pushes Morris back into the cage.
Morris working Dempsey over with knees to the body.
Dempsey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dempsey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dempsey regains half guard, as Morris was trying to land strikes.
Dempsey trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is working for a submission of some sort.
Dempsey is trying is best to control the position here.
Dempsey tries to kick Morris off but Morris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dempsey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morris looks to land a strike but Dempsey avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dempsey wants to stand and escape but Morris is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dempsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dempsey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morris won't allow Dempsey to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dempsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dempsey shoots and misses
and Morris counters with a shoot takedown. Dempsey fights it but they end up in guard.
Morris won't allow Dempsey to get back to his feet.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morris is looking to work some ground and pound but Dempsey has wrist control.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris scoring with some ground and pound.
Dempsey looking to control but Morris passes into half guard.
Morris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morris throwing shots but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
Morris working over Dempsey with some ground and pound. Dempsey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dempsey is trying to stand back up but Morris is controlling him
Morris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dempsey defending well though.
Dempsey wants to get back to his feet.
Dempsey looks winded!
Morris with the ground and pound but Dempsey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morris prevents Dempsey from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loyd Morris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dempsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.
Dempsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dempsey goes for a double leg but Morris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morris continues to drive forward.
Morris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dempsey's guard.
Dempsey wants to get back to his feet but Morris passes into half guard.
Loyd Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey has his hands clasped together around Morris's back. He's all about the action.
Morris seems to be working for a kimura but Dempsey defends the submission attempt.
Morris thows a huge punch but Dempsey dodges it nicely.
Dempsey gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morris landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dempsey is looking to stand up but Morris isn't so interested in that idea.
Dempsey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dempsey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dempsey is trying to keep Morris in close.
Morris postures up in Dempsey's guard and throws a big left but Dempsey blocks it.
Dempsey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris stops Dempsey from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dempsey tries to sprawl but Morris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dempsey gets full guard.
Dempsey is breathing heavily.
Morris throws an elbow that misses. Dempsey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morris's guard. Nice move by Dempsey!
Morris keeping moving, preventing Dempsey from controlling successfully.
Morris seems keen to control Dempsey's posture.
Dempsey scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dempsey is one step ahead there.
Dempsey postures up.
Morris tries to strike from the bottom.
Dempsey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dempsey's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dempsey trying to control the position.
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 Loyd Morris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dempsey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dempsey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morris's guard.
Dempsey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morris is keeping the position for now.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey wanted to stand there but Morris had control of the position.
Morris trying to keep a closed guard but Dempsey is proving a slippery customer.
Dempsey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morris landing with the ground and pound.
Morris works over Dempsey with some ground and pound from guard.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.
Morris lands a couple of digs.
Dempsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Morris landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dempsey managing to control the position.
Morris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morris throws an elbow that misses. Dempsey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morris's guard. Nice move by Dempsey!
Dempsey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morris is trying to keep Dempsey in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dempsey looking to pass the guard.
Morris being controlled here, momentarily.
Morris can't keep his opponent in guard - Dempsey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dempsey working Morris over with strikes.
Dempsey stalling.
Dempsey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morris wants to control the action here but instead Dempsey manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dempsey looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Morris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry Dempsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris is in a horrible position here. Dempsey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dempsey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Loyd Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dempsey with shots to the head and body - Morris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morris tries to hold on but Dempsey postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Dempsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loyd Morris!
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energy
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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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