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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Knox had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 267.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Manny Knox has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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285 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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254 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knox tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knox somewhat.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morris as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris with a poor takedown
so Knox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Morris trying to control the position.
Morris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knox stays in close to Morris's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris wants to control but Knox passes easily into half guard.
Morris trying to control but Knox postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Knox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morris counters with a single leg into guard. Knox didn't expect that.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morris forces his way into half guard.
Knox is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morris thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Morris is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morris misses with a takedown
and Knox counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Knox dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Knox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knox's guard now.
Morris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knox keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Knox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.
Knox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Morris is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Knox Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Morris's back instead.
Morris turns into Knox and is now in his guard.
Morris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morris scores a takedown into full mount!
Morris is landing with some decent strikes but Knox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knox is looking to get to half guard.
Morris landing shots from mount.
Terry Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris trying to control but Knox is having none of it.
Morris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Morris 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 ring so we can get back down to business.
Morris lands a head kick. Knox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Manny Knox has been cut.
Knox misses with a takedown
and Morris counters with a thumping low kick.
Morris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris landing a few strikes.
Morris trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Morris working the ground and pound.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knox takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris working the body and head with strikes.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Morris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knox down.
Knox takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Knox's legs.
Morris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Knox looks to move to half guard but instead Morris has passed into mount! Damn!
Knox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris breaks from Knox's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knox is looking to escape.
Morris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morris has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Knox's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to lock up and control but Morris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morris controlling from mount.
Morris landing strikes, looking to finish!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Morris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Morris landing strikes from the mount and Knox is in trouble!
Morris landing strikes from the mount.
Knox is trying desperately to improve position.
Morris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knox hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris unloading with bombs!
Morris avoids the attempt from Knox to control.
Morris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knox?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Morris really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knox looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Knox is trying to get back to half guard.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox is trying to improve his position.
Morris wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Morris keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Morris's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morris is working Knox over with some ground and pound from side control.
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 is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morris trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Morris working away.
Morris lands a few punches from side control.
Morris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Knox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morris's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Knox has hold of Morris's hands but Morris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morris is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris slows the pace down in half guard.
Knox taking some punishment here, with Morris in his half guard.
Knox taking some punishment here, with Morris in his half guard.
Knox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morris working over Knox with some ground and pound. Knox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Morris working Knox over with strikes.
Morris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knox trying to hold on to Morris's head to control him but Morris postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Morris dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Manny Knox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Morris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Manny Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Morris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morris thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
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 working Knox over with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Knox looking to control.
Morris scoring with some ground and pound.
Morris stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morris cracks Knox with a solid left hand.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knox looking for subs off his back but Morris has passed one foot through into half guard.
Morris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Morris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morris is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.
Morris drops an elbow to the side of Knox's head.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knox taking some punishment here, with Morris in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 45:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Morris!
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