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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 2883 p4p, 324 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 5410 p4p, 470 weight class). Dexter Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothco misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Rothco shakes it off.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rothco misses with a low kick.
Frank Rothco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Rothco misses with a low kick as Morgan jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothco. That did some damage!
Rothco jabs at Morgan's body.
Rothco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothco takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Rothco tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Rothco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothco.
Rothco misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rothco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothco.
Rothco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothco lands with a nice combination. Morgan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Rothco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rothco's head backwards.
Rothco throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Rothco misses with a head kick.
Rothco throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rothco takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Rothco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morgan forces Rothco back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothco backwards.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Rothco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothco prevents a body shot from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rothco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothco. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothco gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morgan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rothco.
Rothco blocking some punches.
Rothco can't break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Rothco controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothco backwards.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan pushes Rothco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothco blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Rothco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothco takes a shot to the head.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
A short right from Morgan.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothco cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothco throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Rothco.
Rothco misses with a wild combination.
Rothco throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan thumps Rothco with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rothco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothco tries to land a body kick
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothco misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan forces Rothco back against the cage and clinches.
Dexter Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rothco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Rothco controls the action.
Rothco blocks an uppercut.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothco.
Morgan has Rothco pressed against the cage, preventing Rothco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Rothco's head.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Rothco fails to land.
Morgan tries a body shot but Rothco blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Rothco avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan pushes Rothco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothco.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Rothco.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothco's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
A very excited looking Dexter Morgan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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