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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Heaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seamus Heaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seth Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Heaney misses.
Heaney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morrow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morrow postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Heaney is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morrow, into his guard.
Morrow is trying to keep Heaney in close.
Morrow should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Heaney connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heaney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heaney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heaney has managed to get both his arms back between Morrow's legs - danger averted.
Morrow 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.
Morrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrow is looking for a triangle but Heaney pushes his legs off easily.
Heaney thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heaney throws out the jab.
Morrow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heaney tries to avoid it but Morrow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heaney to the ground. Heaney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Heaney throws out a loose jab but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heaney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Heaney misses the target.
Heaney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heaney stuffs the takedown.
Seamus Heaney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Morrow.
Morrow shoots in but Heaney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrow looks gassed!
Heaney stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrow. Morrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Heaney advances to half guard.
Morrow has hold of Heaney's hands but Heaney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Heaney slips a nice elbow through Morrow's hands, connecting with Morrow's forehead.
Heaney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Heaney drops an elbow to the side of Morrow's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heaney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heaney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Heaney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Heaney there.
Morrow is looking for a sweep. Heaney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Heaney.
Heaney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Heaney is nestled in close to Morrow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrow taking some punishment here, with Heaney in his half guard.
Morrow trying to control here.
Morrow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heaney wants to free his trapped foot but Morrow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Heaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heaney working Morrow over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Heaney there.
Heaney 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands with a few short shots to the body.
Heaney prevents Morrow from standing back up.
Morrow actively working from the bottom here.
Heaney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heaney drops an elbow to the side of Morrow's head.
Ground and pound from Heaney.
Heaney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morrow actively working from the bottom here.
Heaney working Morrow over with strikes.
Morrow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heaney scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heaney lands a nice short elbow.
Heaney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Heaney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heaney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow has hold of Heaney's hands but Heaney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morrow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heaney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morrow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Heaney is working away from the top position though.
Morrow taking some punishment here, with Heaney in his half guard.
Heaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heaney drops an elbow to the side of Morrow's head.
Morrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow working a defensive guard here.
Heaney 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.
Heaney distracts Morrow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heaney scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Heaney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrow blocks a jab.
Heaney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morrow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Heaney is putting a hurting on Morrow here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morrow on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Heaney landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morrow is trying to get back to his feet.
Heaney in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrow is looking to reverse the position.
Morrow is working to avoid the ground and pound but Heaney connects with a decent elbow.
Heaney working the ground and pound.
Morrow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heaney winds up and cracks Morrow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heaney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrow trying to control from the bottom.
Heaney wants to free his trapped foot but Morrow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrow gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heaney is controlling him.
Heaney passes into half guard.
Morrow wants to get back to full guard.
Heaney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Heaney lands with a punch from half guard.
Heaney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrow can do to turn this around?
Morrow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heaney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heaney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Heaney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Heaney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrow tries to get to full guard but Heaney has control of the leg.
Morrow trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heaney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morrow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heaney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrow trying to control from the bottom.
Heaney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morrow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heaney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Heaney winds up and cracks Morrow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heaney working over Morrow with some ground and pound. Morrow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Heaney slips a nice elbow through Morrow's hands, connecting with Morrow's forehead.
Heaney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heaney is nestled in close to Morrow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Heaney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morrow has hold of Heaney's hands but Heaney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heaney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heaney working Morrow over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heaney lands a nice short elbow.
Morrow looking for submissions off his back.
Morrow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrow is looking to improve his position.
Seamus Heaney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heaney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morrow tries to roll over but Heaney keeps him under control.
Heaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heaney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrow is trying to get back to full guard.
Heaney slips a nice elbow through Morrow's hands, connecting with Morrow's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Heaney is nestled in close to Morrow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrow trying to control but Heaney postures up.
Heaney working the head and body with strikes.
Morrow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Heaney drops an elbow to the side of Morrow's head.
Morrow has hold of Heaney's hands but Heaney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Heaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heaney lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow tries to get to full guard but Heaney has control of the leg.
Heaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heaney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Heaney dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Heaney throws a big shot that misses.
Heaney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
A big left from Heaney misses.
Morrow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Heaney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morrow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heaney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heaney works over Morrow with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Heaney pushing down on Morrow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Heaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heaney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heaney working over Morrow with some ground and pound. Morrow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heaney passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morrow!
Heaney landing strikes, looking to finish!
Heaney dominating with strikes here.
Heaney lands a big elbow.
Morrow is rocked!
The referee warns Morrow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Morrow stopping the sweep attempt from Heaney.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Heaney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heaney looking for a sweep. Not yet Heaney, not yet.
Heaney has control of Morrow's left arm, preventing Morrow from doing any damage.
Morrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heaney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrow has managed to get both his arms back between Heaney's legs - danger averted.
Morrow wants to pass the guard but Heaney is keeping the position.
Morrow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morrow trying to control but Heaney is working from the bottom.
Morrow is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Seth Morrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Heaney looks to land a right hand but Morrow moved out of range.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heaney controlling the position.
Morrow wants to stand and escape but instead Heaney has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Morrow is trying to keep Heaney in close.
Heaney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrow's head.
Heaney is working Morrow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heaney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heaney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Heaney is in close to Morrow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heaney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heaney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heaney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heaney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrow has his foot on Heaney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Heaney works his way back into a safe position though.
Heaney chips away with some ground and pound.
Heaney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heaney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Heaney wants to pass the guard but Morrow is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heaney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heaney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heaney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Heaney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heaney 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Heaney!
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energy
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