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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mali fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes into the arena with Dance Hall Days blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as mali fedor enters the cage!
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245 lbs
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253 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, mali fedor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris clinches up with fedor and pushes him back against the cage.
Morris tries to work over fedor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
fedor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from fedor.
A knee to the head by fedor.
It looks like Desmond Morris has been cut.
fedor lands a knee to the body.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
fedor successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
fedor is looking to stand up but Morris isn't so interested in that idea.
fedor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
fedor keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
fedor pushes Morris off and gets back to his feet.
fedor wants to clinch
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
Morris rushes fedor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
fedor misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
fedor looking to throw knees to the head but Morris is blocking nicely.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
fedor tries to pull guard but Morris won't allow it.
fedor connects with a knee to the head.
fedor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
fedor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has fedor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Morris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morris has clasped his hands together around fedor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Morris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
fedor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morris working the strikes but fedor uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Morris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris uses his free foot to push down on fedor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for fedor.
Morris breaks from fedor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morris thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morris throwing strikes here but fedor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morris throws some wild stikes that fedor manages to avoid easily.
Morris cracks fedor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morris throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
fedor trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with some ground and pound and fedor recovers position to half guard.
Morris trying to pass the guard but fedor defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
fedor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morris thows a huge punch but fedor dodges it nicely.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
fedor is trying to stand up here but Morris is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
fedor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by fedor misses
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
fedor tries a head kick but it misses.
Morris throws and low kick but fedor moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from fedor.
fedor throws out a leg kick but Morris moves out of range and fedor only half commits.
A low kick from fedor misses
and Morris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
fedor needs to keep his hands up - Morris had a free shot at his head there.
fedor tries to move into range but Morris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
fedor clinches but Morris breaks the clinch
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morris checks a leg kick.
Morris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. fedor is defending well for now.
fedor tries to score a body lock takedown but Morris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Desmond Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mali fedor.
Morris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but fedor is keeping busy.
fedor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Morris's cut.
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.
fedor gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
fedor clinches but Morris breaks the clinch
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
mali fedor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris lands a jab to fedor's midsection.
Morris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
fedor misses with a leg kick
and Morris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but fedor pushes him off.
Morris lands with a shot to the body.
fedor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morris to score with a decent uppercut.
Morris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
fedor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morris.
fedor misses with a low kick.
fedor is breathing heavily.
Morris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to fedor's calf.
Morris cracks fedor with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fedor throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Morris closes the distance and clinches.
fedor stops a takedown attempt from Morris.
fedor blocks the elbow strike.
fedor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morris walks away with a smile on his face. fedor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
fedor throws a lazy head kick
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morris forces fedor back against the cage and clinches.
Morris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
fedor blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morris throws an elbow but misses.
Morris tries to land a knee to the head but fedor blocks with his arms.
Morris trying to stall but fedor improves his position.
Morris tries a knee to the head but fedor blocks it.
fedor misses with a knee strike.
Morris works on fedor's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Morris.
Good body shot from Morris.
Desmond Morris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
fedor avoids the elbow strike from Morris, against the cage.
fedor misses with a knee strike.
Morris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. fedor can't fight it off and eventually Morris manages to take the fight to the floor. fedor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. fedor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
fedor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morris is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
fedor throws a sloppy head kick
and Morris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
fedor throws a lazy head kick
and Morris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in fedor's guard.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris postures up in fedor's guard and throws a big left but fedor blocks it.
Morris won't allow fedor to get back to his feet.
fedor keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
fedor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Morris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Morris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morris scores with a shot to the body.
fedor throws a sloppy head kick
and Morris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
fedor throws a leg kick
and Morris counters with an inside leg kick.
fedor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morris scores with a nice right hand.
fedor swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.
fedor misses with a head kick.
Morris sizes up fedor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morris misses with the head strike.
Morris missing with knees to the body.
fedor jumps guard.
fedor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
fedor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fedor gets underhooks to prevent Morris's takedown attempt.
fedor managing to block the knees to the body from Morris.
Morris misses with some punches.
fedor lands a knee to the body.
fedor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
fedor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by fedor.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
fedor jumps guard.
Morris advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Morris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but fedor keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris working the strikes but fedor uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
fedor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
fedor is staying active underneath Morris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. fedor defending well though.
Morris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
fedor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morris checks it well.
fedor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
fedor tries to clinch up
and Morris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
fedor walks into a stiff left hand from Morris.
fedor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morris is out of range and fedor settles back down.
fedor tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
fedor lands a head kick!
Morris scores with a body shot.
fedor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a jab.
fedor closes the distance but Morris moves to the side
and Morris counters with a thumping low kick.
fedor throws a head kick that misses.
fedor walks into a straight right hand from Morris.
mali fedor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
fedor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
fedor clinches but Morris breaks the clinch
and Morris counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Morris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and fedor works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Morris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Morris!
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