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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costas Kempmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costas Kempmen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francisco Morris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Costas Kempmen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws the left hand but Kempmen avoids the punch easily.
Kempmen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Morris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kempmen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kempmen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Kempmen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morris raining down shots from the mount!
Kempmen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kempmen is still in real trouble! Can Morris finish him?
Morris goes for an armbar but Kempmen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kempmen.
Kempmen seems to have recovered his senses.
Morris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morris tries to get out of the position.
Morris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempmen postures up.
Morris has control of Kempmen's left arm, preventing Kempmen from doing any damage.
Kempmen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kempmen looks gassed!
Morris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Morris is looking for a triangle here but Kempmen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Morris regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kempmen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Morris is doing well to control the position and prevent Kempmen from advancing to side control.
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.
Morris won't allow Kempmen to pass to mount.
Kempmen prevents Morris from improving his position.
Kempmen blocks the strikes from Morris.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Kempmen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kempmen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Morris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morris works over Kempmen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kempmen's head.
Morris postures up and lands a big shot to Kempmen's brow.
Morris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morris trying to control but Kempmen is working from the bottom.
Morris postures up in Kempmen's guard and throws a big left but Kempmen blocks it.
Kempmen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morris wants to control from the top but Kempmen keeps moving.
Kempmen wants to stand and escape but Morris is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kempmen did well to prevent Morris getting side control.
Morris winds up and cracks Kempmen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morris lands strikes from half guard.
Kempmen blocking the ground and pound attempt from 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.
Kempmen taking some punishment here, with Morris in his half guard.
Morris keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morris misses with a head shot. Kempmen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morris cracks Kempmen with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kempmen is trying to control the position but Morris postures up.
Morris scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Morris dominated that round.
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.
Morris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kempmen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morris trying to control the position but Kempmen is working away.
Kempmen is looking for a sweep.
Kempmen wants to get back to his feet but Morris drags him back down.
Morris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kempmen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morris is putting a hurting on Kempmen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries for a kimura but Kempmen is defending well.
Kempmen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kempmen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morris connects with a decent elbow.
Morris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morris trying to control the action but Kempmen is working from the bottom.
Morris scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris working the ground and pound.
Morris landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kempmen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kempmen is looking to reverse the position.
Morris working the ground and pound.
Kempmen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morris lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Kempmen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kempmen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris grinds an elbow into Kempmen's temple.
Morris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Kempmen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morris trying to control the position but Kempmen is working away.
Kempmen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kempmen to see if he's OK.
Morris is chipping away with strikes.
Morris working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morris lands an elbow.
Morris scores with punches from side control.
Morris trying to control the position but Kempmen is working away.
Morris cracks Kempmen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kempmen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kempmen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kempmen is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Morris's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Morris 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.
Morris takes the fight into the clinch.
Kempmen has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Kempmen missing with knees to the body.
Kempmen wants to get back to striking at distance but Morris won't allow it.
Morris prevents Kempmen from breaking the clinch.
Morris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kempmen has Morris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morris turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Morris scoring with punches from side control.
Morris is putting a hurting on Kempmen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morris advances to mount.
Morris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kempmen hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a nice shot to the head.
Francisco Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris cracks Kempmen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morris punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Kempmen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kempmen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Morris.
Morris punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morris with shots to the head and body - Kempmen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kempmen tries to hold on but Morris postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris cracks Kempmen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kempmen can do to turn this around?
Morris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kempmen hang on?
Morris prevents Kempmen from getting the reversal.
Morris controlling the position easily from mount.
Morris looking to control but Kempmen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morris landing strikes from the mount.
Morris with good strikes from the mount here!
Morris looking to control but Kempmen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kempmen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kempmen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kempmen is trying to escape the mount.
Morris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kempmen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Morris. What's that going to do exactly?
Morris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morris wants to finish this one by submission but Kempmen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morris.
Morris is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kempmen is surviving well by controlling Morris's body position as best he can.
Morris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kempmen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Morris clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
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.
Kempmen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morris tries to hold on but Kempmen pushes him away.
Morris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Kempmen has control of the leg.
Morris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kempmen looking to pass the guard.
Morris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kempmen looks a forlorn figure.
Morris lands a big shot there that rocks Kempmen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Kempmen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kempmen is looking to improve his position but Morris isn't that keen on the idea.
Kempmen wants to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morris raining down shots from the mount!
Morris landing strikes from the mount.
Morris punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Kempmen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kempmen tries to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Morris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kempmen looks a forlorn figure.
Morris working the ground and pound effectively.
Morris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris scoring with strikes but Kempmen is staying in there.
Kempmen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morris pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morris landing strikes from the mount and Kempmen is in trouble!
Morris controlling the pace for now.
Morris looking to control but Kempmen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morris lands a heavy elbow.
Morris looking to finish Kempmen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kempmen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kempmen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kempmen won't allow Morris to pass to mount.
Morris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kempmen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kempmen wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
Kempmen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kempmen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Kempmen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Morris had his way with Costas Kempmen in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris feints and as Kempmen raises his hands in defense, Morris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kempmen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kempmen, not yet.
Morris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kempmen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kempmen wants to stand and escape but Morris is having none of it.
Morris stands up over Kempmen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kempmen 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.
Kempmen is looking to stand up but Morris isn't so interested in that idea.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempmen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 is looking to work some ground and pound but Kempmen has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kempmen's half guard.
Morris throwing shots but Kempmen is blocking nicely.
Morris stalling away here and it's allowed Kempmen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kempmen trying to keep a closed guard but Morris is proving a slippery customer.
Kempmen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kempmen 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 stands up over Kempmen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to control from the top but Kempmen keeps moving.
Kempmen trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kempmen shoots and misses
and Morris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kempmen!
A nice elbow there by Morris.
Kempmen wants to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
BOOM! Morris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kempmen is in a horrible position here. Morris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kempmen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kempmen looks a forlorn figure.
Morris has hold of Kempmen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kempmen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morris with shots to the head and body - Kempmen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morris cracks Kempmen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morris lands a big elbow.
Morris looking to finish Kempmen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kempmen!
Kempmen is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris landing strikes from the mount and Kempmen is in trouble!
Morris is landing with some decent strikes but Kempmen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morris scoring with strikes but Kempmen is staying in there.
Morris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kempmen looks a forlorn figure.
Morris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Kempmen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Morris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kempmen's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Morris!
Francisco Morris is the new lightweight champion!
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RATING
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