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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Bad was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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199 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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 Helsinki, Shelton Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison is looking to clinch but Bad is avoiding it.
Bad slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
Morrison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bad backs up against the cage.
Morrison forces Bad back against the cage and clinches.
Bad is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morrison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Bad avoids it well.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison cracks Bad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morrison to the mat! Morrison manages to get full guard.
Bad controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bad 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Bad stops Morrison from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
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.
Bad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
Bad is looking for a kimura but Morrison is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bad to get the leverage.
Bad looks gassed!
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
Bad is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bad is pressing down on Morrison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison is holding on for now.
Bad is keen to just control but Morrison is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morrison kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bad dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Bad with that takedown attempt.
Shelton Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bad.
Morrison with a poor takedown
and Bad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morrison wants to stand up but Bad is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Bad off! Bad jumps back into Morrison's guard.
Morrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bad drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morrison looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morrison looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morrison!
Morrison tries to stand but Bad is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
Morrison swinging wilding here.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Bad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Bad avoids nicely.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bad.
Morrison misses with a double jab
and Bad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bad is trying to work for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Bad is breathing heavily.
Morrison is staying active underneath Bad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison tries to kick Bad off but Bad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison is looking to get back to is feet but Bad passes into side control.
Bad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morrison darts in and clinches Bad up against the cage.
Morrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Bad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Bad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morrison won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bad has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morrison is not content to let Bad control the position.
James Bad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison is pushing Bad's head away, looking to escape. Bad manages to hold on to the position though.
Morrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bad on the ground.
Morrison gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Morrison wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four 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.
Bad controlling from the full mount.
Bad goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morrison turns into him and now he's in Bad's guard.
Bad has a closed guard, preventing Morrison from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Bad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab by Morrison.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Bad avoids them all with ease.
Bad looks for a takedown but Morrison sprawls well.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Bad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison stalks Bad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bad's face. Bad staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Bad slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bad circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Bad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bad circles away quickly and effectively.
Bad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison is looking to stand up but Bad isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrison trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bad content to stall in guard here.
Bad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bad is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Shelton Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bad decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morrison's guard.
Bad stops Morrison from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bad looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morrison wanted to stand there but Bad had control of the position.
Bad looking for a sweep. Not yet Bad, not yet.
Morrison wanted to stand there but Bad had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bad 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bad!
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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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RATING
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