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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Deolore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Besslyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Besslyy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chuck Up The Duece. Morgan Besslyy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Deolore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Besslyy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Besslyy takes the fight into the clinch.
Deolore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Besslyy's face.
Deolore wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Deolore.
Deolore is trying to break the clinch but Besslyy is controlling him.
Deolore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deolore is looking to control Besslyy's arms but Besslyy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deolore has his back to the cage.
Besslyy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Deolore prevents it.
Deolore tries a knee to the head but Besslyy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deolore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Besslyy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deolore is looking to control Besslyy's arms but Besslyy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deolore has his back to the cage.
Deolore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Besslyy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Deolore lands an elbow inside.
Deolore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Besslyy manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deolore wants to clinch but Besslyy slips to the side
and Besslyy counters by clinching up.
Deolore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Besslyy's defenses.
Deolore misses with a knee to the head.
Besslyy avoiding damage as Deolore throws knees to the body.
Deolore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Besslyy working hard to break the clinch.
Besslyy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Deolore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Deolore has his takedown stuffed
and Besslyy counters with a two punch combo.
Besslyy looks for the body kick but Deolore saw that one coming.
Besslyy gets the takedown into side control.
Besslyy is looking to take a break and control but Deolore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Besslyy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deolore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besslyy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Deolore is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Besslyy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Besslyy is trying to ground and pound but Deolore uses the momentary lack of control by Besslyy to regain half guard.
Besslyy stops Deolore from getting back to his feet.
Besslyy throwing shots but Deolore is blocking nicely.
Besslyy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Deolore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Besslyy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deolore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Besslyy.
Deolore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Besslyy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Deolore is refusing to be controlled, as Besslyy sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Besslyy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Besslyy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Besslyy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Besslyy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Besslyy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Deolore is looking to escape.
Besslyy working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Deolore's thigh. Deolore counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Besslyy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Besslyy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Besslyy trying to control the position from guard on top but Deolore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Besslyy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Besslyy trying to control the position from guard on top but Deolore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Besslyy 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.
Besslyy has a takedown stuffed.
Besslyy digs a good body shot into Deolore's ribs.
Deolore darts in trying to clinch
and Besslyy counters by clinching up.
Deolore misses with a knee strike.
Deolore misses with a knee to the head.
Besslyy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Deolore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Besslyy breaks from the clinch.
Besslyy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nathaniel Deolore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Besslyy.
Besslyy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Besslyy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deolore looks to clinch
and Besslyy counters with a single leg into guard. Deolore didn't expect that.
Besslyy is looking to work some ground and pound but Deolore has wrist control.
Deolore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deolore working a defensive guard here.
Deolore wants to stand up but Besslyy is controlling him.
Besslyy stopping the sweep attempt from Deolore.
Besslyy cracks Deolore with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besslyy wants to control from the top but Deolore keeps moving.
Besslyy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Besslyy moves into the clinch.
Deolore tries to land a knee to the head but Besslyy blocks with his arms.
Deolore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Besslyy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Deolore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Deolore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Besslyy has him pressed against the cage.
Besslyy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deolore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Besslyy blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Besslyy is pressed up against the cage. Deolore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Besslyy down to the mat. Besslyy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Deolore as Besslyy shoots in.
Besslyy takes the fight into the clinch.
Deolore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Besslyy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Besslyy tries to score a body lock takedown but Deolore shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Deolore tries to stall but Besslyy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deolore stops a takedown attempt from Besslyy.
Besslyy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deolore tries to pull guard but Besslyy won't allow it.
Deolore breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deolore wants to clinch
and Besslyy counters by clinching up.
Deolore has Besslyy pressed against the cage, preventing Besslyy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Besslyy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deolore prevents Besslyy from breaking the clinch.
Besslyy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Deolore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Besslyy misses with a body kick.
Deolore tries to clinch but Besslyy moves away
and Besslyy moves into the clinch.
Deolore tries a knee to the head but Besslyy blocks it.
Deolore tries a knee to the head but Besslyy blocks it.
Deolore is trying to maintain a safe position but Besslyy gets an underhook and turns Deolore into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Besslyy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Besslyy misses with a looping right.
Besslyy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deolore.
Besslyy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Deolore to the mat! Deolore manages to get full guard.
Besslyy being controlled here momentarily.
Besslyy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deolore is keeping the position for now.
Besslyy slips nicely into half guard.
Besslyy throwing shots but Deolore is blocking nicely.
Besslyy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Besslyy wants to control but Deolore is keeping him busy.
Besslyy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Deolore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Besslyy.
Deolore wants to control but Besslyy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Deolore is trying to get back to full guard.
Deolore manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Besslyy shoots in for a double leg but Deolore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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.
Deolore thows a leg kick but Besslyy checks it
so Besslyy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Besslyy throws and elbow that misses. Deolore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Besslyy's guard. Nice move by Deolore!
Deolore preventing the sweep.
Deolore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deolore trying to control the position from guard on top but Besslyy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Besslyy is trying to hold Deolore in close to prevent damage but Deolore has managed to pass into half guard.
Deolore tries to pass to full mount but Besslyy defends it.
Deolore is controlling the pace.
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.
Besslyy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Besslyy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Besslyy 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Besslyy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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