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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Angle Theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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290 lbs
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neville Morris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Morgan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morris tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morris is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
Morris is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morris is doing well to control the position and prevent Morgan from advancing to side control.
Morris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morris throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Morris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morris throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from the top position.
Morris throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morgan controlling from mount.
Morris is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morris tries to reverse the position but Morgan maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morris is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Morris blocks nicely.
Morris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Morris slips an elbow through the middle.
Morris preventing the sweep.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Morris postures up.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morris tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Morris thows a big elbow that misses.
Morris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morris wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morris drops an elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Morris works his way into full mount!
Morris with a couple of short strikes.
Morris avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Morris with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Morris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morris swivels and escapes.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Morris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morris prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Morris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Morgan taking some punishment here, with Morris in his half guard.
Morris decides to stand and escape the position.
Morris shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris gets back to full guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris looking for a guillotine here but Morgan defends easily.
Morris wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morris tries to get out of the position.
Morris keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morris looking to control.
Morris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Morris circles away easily
and Morris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neville Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Morgan.
Morgan wants to control but Morris is keeping busy.
Morris controlling the pace.
Morris wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morris drops an elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Morris wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morris.
Neville Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morris looking to finish Morgan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morgan!
Morris is landing with some decent strikes but Morgan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Morris.
Morris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morris jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morgan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Morris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morgan stops Morris from passing to mount.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Morris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morris feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Morris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Morris cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morgan controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morris throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Morris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morgan's guard now.
Morris wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working a defensive guard but Morris passes into half guard.
Morris working over Morgan with some ground and pound. Morgan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morris lands a nice short elbow.
Morris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morris decides to return to a standing position.
Neville Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris stuffs the takedown.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Morris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morgan's guard.
Neville Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Morgan.
Morris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morris tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morris showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Morris clearly takes that round.
That's time! Morris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morris doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morris has a takedown stuffed.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morris throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan shoots and misses
and Morris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morgan's guard now.
Morris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris postures up.
Morris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris preventing the sweep.
Morris postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Morris distracts Morgan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morris controls the pace.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Morris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morris thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Morris postures up.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Morris postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Morris landing with the ground and pound.
Morris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Morris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morris is pushing down on Morgan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morgan is fighting to maintain full guard but Morris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morris.
Nice strikes from Morris there.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Morgan taking some punishment here, with Morris in his half guard.
Morris prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan wants to control but Morris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Morris had his way with Matt Morgan in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morris feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Morris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Morris postures up.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Morris scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Morris trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morris passes Morgan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Morris works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Morris isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Morris's attempts to control the action.
Morris raining down shots from the mount!
Morris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morris with the ground and pound from mount.
Morris controlling from the full mount.
Morris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morris has hold of Morgan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morgan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morris throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morgan is in a horrible position here. Morris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Neville Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris working Morgan over with strikes here.
Morris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morris looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Morris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Matt Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris content just to control the position here.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neville Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:43
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neville Morris!
Neville Morris is the new super heavyweight champion!
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