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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hores lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boxer Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hores lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Hores fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boxer Jr checks it well.
Hores moves away from the strike by Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hores misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer Jr.
Hores slips a jab and a cross from Boxer Jr.
Hores pushes Boxer Jr away with a front kick.
Boxer Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hores as he avoids it easily.
Hores looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr throws a jab when Hores was well out of range.
Hores has a takedown stuffed.
Boxer Jr with a poor takedown
and Hores counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxer Jr is trying to improve his position.
Boxer Jr struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores advances to full mount.
Hores thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boxer Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Hores lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boxer Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Hores working the ground and pound effectively.
Hores throwing strikes here but Boxer Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Boxer Jr is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hores avoids the attempt from Boxer Jr to control.
Boxer Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hores connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hores with a couple of short strikes.
Hores prevents Boxer Jr from getting the reversal.
Hores controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boxer Jr wants to control but Hores is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hores throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by Hores.
Boxer Jr can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores landing strikes from the mount and Boxer Jr is in trouble!
Boxer Jr 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.
Boxer Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hores thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boxer Jr's head.
Boxer Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hores slips a nice elbow through Boxer Jr's hands, connecting with Boxer Jr's forehead.
Hores wants to take a breather but Boxer Jr is having none of it.
Hores throwing shots but Boxer Jr is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hores trying to control from half guard but Boxer Jr is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boxer Jr lands with a nice combination. Hores backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Morse Hores has been cut.
Boxer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxer Jr shoots for a takedown but Hores saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morse Hores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Boxer Jr.
A combination from Boxer Jr does no damage.
Boxer Jr throws a right and a left that Hores avoids nicely.
Hores pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxer Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hores sprawls well. Hores wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boxer Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Boxer Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boxer Jr looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hores is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Hores's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morse Hores dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer Jr. Hores does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hores tries to clinch but Boxer Jr moves out of range.
No luck for Boxer Jr with that takedown attempt.
Boxer Jr shoots and misses
and Hores counters with a three punch combo that has Boxer Jr backing up. Boxer Jr nods at Hores to acknowledge the strikes.
Boxer Jr throws a hook but Hores avoids it easily.
Boxer Jr misses with the combination.
Hores wants to clinch up but Boxer Jr keeps it at a distance.
Boxer Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Hores misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hores scores with a spinning back kick!
Hores falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boxer Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Hores.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hores. That's going to slow Boxer Jr down.
Hores swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hores falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boxer Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Hores pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxer Jr scores with a body shot.
Boxer Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hores sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hores tries to clinch but Boxer Jr moves out of range.
Hores misses with a hook. Boxer Jr ducked under it nicely.
Hores works over Boxer Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Morse Hores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer Jr misses the target.
Hores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boxer Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boxer Jr misses with a looping right.
Hores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boxer Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr shoots in and drives through. Hores sprawls well.
Morse Hores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hores wants to control but Boxer Jr postures up.
Boxer Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boxer Jr scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boxer Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hores dodges the ground and pound from Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr in side control, throwing shots but Hores defends.
Boxer Jr working away.
Hores is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hores can't do much from the bottom here.
Boxer Jr has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores gets back to half guard.
Boxer Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hores defends it well.
Boxer Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boxer Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hores is looking for a sweep. Boxer Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boxer Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morse Hores overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hores trying to hold on to Boxer Jr's head to control him but Boxer Jr postures up.
Boxer Jr works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr lands with some strikes.
Boxer Jr cracks Hores with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boxer Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boxer Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hores is looking to escape.
Boxer Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boxer Jr wants to control the pace but Hores is squirming around nicely.
Hores tries to hold on but Boxer Jr postures up.
Boxer Jr lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Boxer Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hores is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boxer Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boxer Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hores sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer Jr dodges the punch combination from Hores.
Hores closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boxer Jr to the mat! Boxer Jr manages to get full guard.
Hores got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boxer Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hores has managed to get both his arms back between Boxer Jr's legs - danger averted.
Boxer Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hores is one step ahead there.
Boxer Jr is trying to control the position but Hores postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hores.
Boxer Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hores stacks Boxer Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hores!
Boxer Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hores connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boxer Jr some visible discomfort.
Boxer Jr tries to buck Hores off but Hores is having none of it.
Hores gets to mount! Boxer Jr was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hores working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boxer Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Boxer Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hores.
Boxer Jr wants to hold on but Hores pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores scoring with strikes but Boxer Jr is staying in there.
Boxer Jr blocking the ground and pound.
Boxer Jr can't escape the position.
Boxer Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee warns Boxer Jr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hores has control of Boxer Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Boxer Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Boxer Jr wants to hold on but Hores pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boxer Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boxer Jr can't escape the position.
Hores looking to secure an arm triangle but Boxer Jr defends it well.
Boxer Jr regains half guard.
Boxer Jr moves into full guard.
Boxer Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boxer Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boxer Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hores can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hores lands a couple of elbows.
Hores trying to control but Boxer Jr is working from the bottom.
Boxer Jr trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boxer Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hores is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boxer Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morse Hores showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hores has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morse Hores!
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energy
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