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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Morris (ranked 25228 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Wavey (ranked 6440 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 Vaughn Wavey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaughn Wavey!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wavey.
It looks like Andrew Morris has been cut.
Wavey moves into the clinch.
Wavey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morris really is a fat lump.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Wavey, which made it look bad.
Wavey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Morris is looking for a counter combo.
Wavey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morris but Morris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wavey shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morris tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wavey manages to circle out of the way.
Wavey shoots in looking for a takedown. Morris tries to sprawl out of it but Wavey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wavey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wavey shoots in looking for a takedown. Morris tries to sprawl out of it but Wavey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wavey closes the distance and pushes Morris back into the cage.
Wavey lands a takedown into guard.
Morris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wavey looking to pass the guard.
Wavey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wavey has managed to get both his arms back between Morris's legs - danger averted.
Morris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morris controlling Wavey's posture.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
Wavey trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wavey throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris pulls Wavey in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wavey sprawls well. Wavey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Wavey has Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Morris is trying to break the clinch but Wavey has him pressed against the cage.
Wavey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wavey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morris defends it easily.
Wavey looking for a guillotine here but Morris defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wavey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wavey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaughn Wavey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wavey is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Wavey circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wavey sprawls well. Wavey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Wavey tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wavey throws a head kick that Morris semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Wavey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris misses with a takedown
and Wavey counters with a one-two to the body.
Morris gets a takedown into half guard.
Wavey manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wavey swivels and escapes.
Morris shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wavey instigates a clinch.
Wavey jumps guard.
Wavey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wavey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wavey is controlling Morris's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn Wavey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wavey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wavey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morris manages to get himself to full guard.
Wavey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wavey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wavey looking to control.
Wavey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morris landing some decent shots from guard.
Morris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wavey striking off his back but it's not causing Morris any problems.
Morris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morris throws a strike but Wavey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morris is trying to hold Wavey in close to prevent damage but Wavey has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wavey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morris is looking to control Wavey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morris avoid being mounted?
Wavey is trying to control. Morris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wavey is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaughn Wavey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morris.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wavey.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wavey is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Wavey circles away and we're back to standing.
Wavey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morris defends well and Wavey ends up having to push Morris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wavey.
Andrew Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaughn Wavey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wavey drives through and clinches with Morris against the cage.
Wavey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wavey shoots in looking for a takedown but Morris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wavey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Wavey tries to get set, Morris tries to push him back and clinch up but Wavey manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wavey closes the distance and clinches up with Morris, looking for a takedown. Wavey pushes Morris against the cage but Morris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wavey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wavey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morris shoots for a takedown but Wavey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morris shoots for a double leg takedown but Wavey sprawls well. He's pushed Morris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morris shoots for a double leg takedown but Wavey sprawls well. He's pushed Morris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wavey counters with a body kick.
Vaughn Wavey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wavey gets the takedown into side control.
Morris is pushing Wavey's head away, looking to escape. Wavey manages to hold on to the position though.
Wavey goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Morris rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wavey's guard! Nice work there by Morris!
Morris 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.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wavey's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wavey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morris gets to his feet. Wavey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wavey tries for a takedown but Morris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wavey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris dives in for a single leg takedown but Wavey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wavey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
Wavey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Wavey on that attempt.
Wavey tries to land a front kick but Morris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morris gets the takedown into side control.
Wavey throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Morris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wavey was covering up waiting for the punch and Morris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Wavey wriggles free and stands up.
Wavey lands a front kick.
Andrew Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris gets caught napping as Wavey dives in and scores a takedown. Morris manages to retain guard.
Morris keeping full guard, as Wavey tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morris is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaughn Wavey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wavey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaughn Wavey!
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