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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Garber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garber comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Carl Morton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Garber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton slips a jab and a cross from Garber.
Garber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garber throws a jab but it's blocked by Morton.
Morton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garber keeps the fight on the outside.
Morton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morton is looking to clinch.
Garber looks to land a combination but Morton avoids it well.
Morton tries to clinch but Garber moves out of range.
Morton wants to clinch up but Garber keeps it at a distance.
Morton tries to clinch but Garber moves out of range.
Garber moves into range and clinches up with Morton.
Morton managing to block the knees to the body from Garber.
Morton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morton lands a knee to the body.
Garber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garber tries for a takedown but Morton manages to get underhooks.
Garber is breathing heavily.
Morton missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morton.
Morton lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Nick Garber has been cut.
Morton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garber takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morton landing knees to the body.
Morton lands an elbow just above Garber 's eye.
Morton scores a nice knee to the body.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morton missing with knees to the body.
Morton working Garber over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morton lands a damaging elbow.
Morton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morton trying to land knees to the body.
Morton landing knees to the body.
Morton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morton lands a good knee to the midsection. Garber won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Morton.
Morton is trying to maintain a safe position but Garber gets an underhook and turns Morton into the cage.
Garber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morton walks away with a smile on his face. Garber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garber backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton clobbers Garber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morton looks to clinch
and Garber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morton's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morton keeping moving, preventing Garber from controlling successfully.
Garber wanted to stand there but Morton had control of the position.
Morton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Morton is trying to control the position but Garber postures up.
Garber won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garber stands up and waves to Morton to follow him.
Morton has Garber up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Morton.
Garber fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Garber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morton scores a nice knee to the body.
Morton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garber pulls Morton into guard.
Garber has an active guard here but Morton has managed to pass into half guard.
Morton is looking for a kimura but Garber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morton to get the leverage.
Garber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton is looking to take a break and control but Garber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morton is looking to stall here but Garber recovers full guard.
Garber has his hands on Morton's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garber is looking to stand up but Morton isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Morton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Garber's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morton wants to clinch.
Garber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morton clinches.
Garber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morton successfully pulls guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Morton. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Garber content to stall in guard here.
Garber looking to sit in guard and control but Morton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morton wants to stand but Garber is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garber is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carl Morton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morton avoiding damage as Garber throws knees to the body.
Morton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garber's defenses.
Morton lands a damaging elbow.
Garber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garber misses with a knee to the head.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Garber shrugs off.
Morton stalling in the clinch but Garber improves position.
Morton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morton pushes Garber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morton jumps guard.
Garber trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
Morton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garber manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garber tries to improve position but can't.
Morton misses with the ground and pound.
Morton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Morton stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garber wants it to stay on the feet.
Garber connects with a crisp jab.
Garber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garber walks into a jab.
Morton tries to clinch but Garber moves out of range.
Morton tries to clinch up
and Garber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morton tries to clinch but Garber moves away
and Garber counters with a three punch combo that has Morton backing up. Morton nods at Garber to acknowledge the strikes.
Morton scores with a jab to the head.
Garber shoots for a double leg takedown but Morton sprawls well. He's pushed Garber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton looks to clinch
and Garber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morton tries to clinch
and Garber counters with a right hand to the body.
Garber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garber misses with a shot to the body
enabling Morton to counter with a crisp jab.
Morton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garber misses with a two punch combination.
Garber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garber lands with a hook. Morton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garber.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Garber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morton.
Morton looks to clinch
and Garber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Garber shrugs off.
Garber tries to pull guard but Morton holds him up against the cage and eventually Garber drops back down to his feet.
Morton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Morton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Garber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garber moves into the clinch.
Morton keeps control of Garber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morton throws an elbow but it misses.
Morton managing to block the knees to the body from Garber.
Garber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morton.
Morton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garber missing with knees to the body.
Morton managing to block the knees to the body from Garber.
Garber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garber blocks the elbow strike.
Morton has Garber pressed against the cage, preventing Garber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morton taking a breather.
Morton is pushing Garber up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morton tries to land knees in the clinch but Garber avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Garber shrugs off.
Morton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garber throws a hook but Morton avoids it easily.
Morton clinches.
Garber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morton avoids it.
Morton is trying to maintain a safe position but Garber gets an underhook and turns Morton into the cage.
Morton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morton misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Morton.
Garber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garber has Morton pushed against the cage.
Morton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garber managing to block the knees to the body from Morton.
Garber lands a damaging elbow.
Garber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morton looks to clinch
and Garber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garber.
Morton is working an open guard so Garber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morton is looking to clinch.
Garber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morton counters with a stiff right hand.
Morton tries to clinch but Garber moves away
and Garber counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Garber shrugs off.
Morton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garber is trying to break free.
Morton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garber.
Morton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garber walks away with a smile on his face. Morton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morton tries to clinch up
and Garber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garber throws a head kick but Morton moves out of range.
Morton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garber has Morton up against the cage in a clinch.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morton lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Morton.
Garber tries to land knees in the clinch but Morton avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garber's brow.
Morton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garber's defenses.
Garber avoiding damage as Morton throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garber's brow.
Morton lands an elbow just above Garber 's eye.
Morton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morton lands an elbow just above Garber 's eye.
Garber dodges an elbow strike from Morton.
Garber has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morton uses from the top position.
Morton wants to stand but Garber is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garber.
Morton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garber defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garber throws a right and a left that Morton avoids nicely.
Morton instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Garber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garber can't get the takedown.
Nick Garber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garber blocks the elbow strike.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morton scores a nice knee to the body.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morton blocks an elbow strike.
Garber throws an elbow but it misses.
Morton is looking to control Garber's arms but Garber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morton has his back to the cage.
Morton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morton has Garber pressed against the cage, preventing Garber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garber is trying to break the clinch but Morton is controlling him.
Morton scores a nice knee to the body.
Morton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garber.
Morton managing to block the knees to the body from Garber.
Nice elbow from Garber.
Carl Morton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garber.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Garber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morton 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Morton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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