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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Morley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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252 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Pu!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pu as he avoids it easily.
Pu throws a right hand that Morley ducks under and follows up with a left that Morley also avoids with ease.
Morley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pu is trying to control but can't.
Pu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morley.
Pu has his hands clasped together around Morley's back. He's all about the action.
Morley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pu defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu is trying to stand back up but Morley is controlling him
Morley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pu is staying active underneath Morley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu controlling the position well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morley.
Morley throwing shots but Pu is blocking nicely.
Morley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morley wants to control but Pu is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pu throws a hook to the side of Morley's head but Morley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pu is looking to clinch but Morley is avoiding it.
Morley shoots in for a takedown but Pu shows good takedown defense.
Pu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morley.
Morley misses with a right hand
and Pu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley walks into a straight right hand from Pu.
Morley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pu is trying to defend but Morley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pu trying to hold on to Morley's head to control him but Morley postures up.
Morley wants to pass to mount but Pu is defending the position.
Pu pushes Morley off but Morley dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ground and pound from Morley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morley trying to control the position but Pu is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morley working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pu's thigh. Pu counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Morley trying to control but Pu is working from the bottom.
Morley scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morley throwing strikes but missing.
Pu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morley manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu is trying to stand.
Pu wants to sweep but Morley has passed to side control!
Pu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morley lands a few punches from side control.
Morley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pu is pushing Morley's head away, looking to escape. Morley manages to hold on to the position though.
Pu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morley connects with a decent elbow.
Pu tries to buck Morley off but Morley is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morley shoots in for a double leg but Pu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pu wants to clinch up but Morley keeps it at a distance.
Morley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pu working a defensive guard here.
Pu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morley throws a strike but Pu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pu is one step ahead there.
Morley 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pu trying to keep a closed guard but Morley is proving a slippery customer.
Morley is working Pu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pu trying to keep a closed guard but Morley is proving a slippery customer.
Morley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adam Morley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morley pushes down on Pu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pu controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley with the ground and pound but Pu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pu wants to sweep here but Morley controlling him for the moment.
Morley throws a big elbow that misses.
Pu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pu is wriggling around but Morley manages to pass to half guard.
Still in half guard, Morley seems content to control.
Morley slips a nice elbow through Pu's hands, connecting with Pu's forehead.
Pu is trying to maintain the position but Morley is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu gets back to full guard.
Pu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pu is keeping the position for now.
Morley stands up over Pu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pu wants to sweep here but Morley controlling him for the moment.
Morley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pu's head.
Morley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pu can do to turn this around?
Morley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pu has momentary wrist control but Morley slips an elbow through the middle.
Morley stopping the sweep attempt from Pu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morley manages to get himself to full guard.
Morley is trying to control the position but Pu postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morley throws a big right hand that misses.
Pu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morley.
Morley looking to pass the guard.
Pu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morley trying to control the position from guard on top but Pu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morley preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu wants to stand and escape but Morley is having none of it.
Morley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morley wants to control from the top but Pu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pu's head.
Morley landing with the ground and pound.
Pu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pu keeping moving, preventing Morley from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rudy Pu has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu throws out a loose jab but Morley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morley cracks Pu with a solid left hand.
Morley being controlled here momentarily.
Morley wants to control from the top but Pu keeps moving.
Morley throws an elbow that misses. Pu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morley's guard. Nice move by Pu!
Pu looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morley holds on and takes a little breather.
Pu prevents Morley from getting back to his feet.
Rudy Pu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morley tries to get out of the position.
Morley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pu's guard.
Morley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four 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.
Morley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morley has managed to get both his arms back between Pu's legs - danger averted.
Pu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morley throws a big elbow that misses.
Morley is in close to Pu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pu looking to control.
Morley landing with the ground and pound.
Adam Morley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Morley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morley, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Morley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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