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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Morssari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Murdocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morssari comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - Orgasmatron. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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299 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kalle Morssari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Murdocco!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morssari slips a jab and a cross from Murdocco.
Murdocco lands a right hook to the body.
Morssari fails with a takedown attempt.
Murdocco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdocco looks for the body kick but Morssari saw that one coming.
Murdocco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdocco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murdocco just misses with a punch to the body.
Nick Murdocco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morssari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murdocco throws a right hand that Morssari ducks under and follows up with a left that Morssari also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Morssari misses
and Murdocco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morssari!
Murdocco prevents Morssari from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morssari tries to hold on but Murdocco pushes him away.
Morssari is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morssari is squirming around, avoiding Murdocco's attempts to control the action.
Morssari is looking to improve his position but Murdocco isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morssari is squirming around, avoiding Murdocco's attempts to control the action.
Morssari gets back to half guard.
Murdocco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morssari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morssari wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morssari is breathing heavily.
Morssari is working hard here to advance position.
Morssari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morssari will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morssari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morssari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murdocco is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murdocco scores with a head kick.
Murdocco swats away the attempt to clinch by Morssari.
Danga de danga de dang - Murdocco scores with a four punch combination!
Murdocco throws a lazy head kick
and Morssari counters with a takedown into side control.
Morssari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murdocco keeps working.
Morssari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murdocco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morssari takes a little break here. Murdocco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morssari throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Murdocco dodges the ground and pound from Morssari.
Morssari working the ground and pound from side control.
Morssari fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Murdocco gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morssari looking for a guillotine from mount but Murdocco is having none of it.
Morssari unloads with some shots from mount but Murdocco bucks and avoids them well.
Murdocco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Morssari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morssari avoids the head kick by Murdocco.
Murdocco throws a series of strikes that have Morssari backpedaling.
Murdocco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morssari with a poor takedown
and Murdocco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murdocco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdocco throws a lazy head kick
and Morssari counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Morssari looking to finish!
Murdocco is rocked!
Morssari trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdocco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morssari looking to pass the guard.
Morssari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morssari throws a big right hand that misses.
Morssari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murdocco is breathing heavily.
Morssari wants to pass the guard but Murdocco is keeping the position.
Morssari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murdocco keeping moving, preventing Morssari from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morssari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morssari fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Morssari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morssari fails to land the takedown.
Morssari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murdocco but Murdocco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murdocco stuffs the takedown attempt from Morssari. Morssari gets slowly back to his feet.
Murdocco throws a combination that misses
and Morssari counters by moving into the clinch.
Murdocco wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morssari gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morssari works his way into side control.
Murdocco is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morssari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murdocco dodges the ground and pound from Morssari.
Morssari tries to move to mount but Murdocco blocks the move with his legs.
Murdocco wants to get back to his feet but Morssari drags him back down.
Morssari creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murdocco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morssari is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murdocco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murdocco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murdocco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murdocco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murdocco stuffs the takedown.
Murdocco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morssari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murdocco circles away.
Morssari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morssari trying to control the position but Murdocco is working away.
Morssari passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Murdocco!
Kalle Morssari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdocco holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morssari tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdocco avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morssari.
Morssari tries to control but Murdocco wriggling away.
Morssari throwing strikes here but Murdocco is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morssari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murdocco because Morssari loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Morssari.
Morssari throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morssari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morssari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Murdocco has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morssari is landing with some decent strikes but Murdocco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Murdocco is squirming around, avoiding Morssari's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Morssari dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murdocco fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Murdocco as Morssari shoots in.
Morssari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murdocco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Morssari or perhaps it was just good defense by Murdocco which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Morssari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdocco misses with the body kick
and Morssari counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murdocco!
Murdocco avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morssari.
Morssari misses with a head shot.
Morssari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Murdocco?
Morssari punching from mount but Murdocco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morssari thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morssari tries to control but Murdocco wriggling away.
Murdocco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morssari is working for a guillotine from mount but Murdocco frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morssari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morssari tries to control but Murdocco wriggling away.
Morssari punishing his opponent with strikes.
Murdocco wants to hold on but Morssari pushes him away.
Morssari throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morssari avoids the attempt from Murdocco to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morssari unloads with some shots from mount but Murdocco bucks and avoids them well.
Morssari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Murdocco trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morssari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morssari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Murdocco avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morssari.
Murdocco is working to get back to half guard.
Morssari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murdocco is looking to escape.
Morssari 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.
You get the feeling that Murdocco really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morssari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morssari thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morssari throws some wild stikes that Murdocco manages to avoid easily.
Murdocco tries to lock up and control but Morssari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morssari dominating with strikes here.
Morssari is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murdocco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morssari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morssari pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morssari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Morssari unloads with some shots from mount but Murdocco bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morssari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Murdocco is still in real trouble! Can Morssari finish him?
Morssari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murdocco hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morssari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morssari punching from mount but Murdocco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Murdocco blocking the ground and pound.
Murdocco seems to have recovered his senses.
Morssari tries to control but Murdocco wriggling away.
Morssari sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Murdocco's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Morssari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murdocco is looking to escape.
Murdocco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nick Murdocco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morssari punching from mount but Murdocco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Morssari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morssari, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Morssari!
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