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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Hollsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollsworth's entrance music is ABK - Hollowpoint. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Nicholas Hollsworth has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nicholas Hollsworth seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Hollsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollsworth ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Morris scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Hollsworth misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morris.
Nice uppercut lands for Morris. That snapped Hollsworth's head back.
Morris throws a hook but Hollsworth blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Hollsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morris cracks Hollsworth with a good jab.
Morris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hollsworth moves forwards but Morris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hollsworth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hollsworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morris defending well though.
Hollsworth throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Hollsworth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morris wants to control but Hollsworth is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is refusing to be controlled, as Hollsworth sits in half guard.
Morris wants to control but Hollsworth is keeping busy.
Morris throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Hollsworth manages to pass to side control.
Morris parries the strikes from Hollsworth easily there. Hollsworth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morris to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hollsworth's head.
Hollsworth moves out of range of the body kick from Morris.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Morris throws a wild body kick that Hollsworth sees coming a mile off.
Hollsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morris.
Morris misses with a straight right.
Morris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morris swings for the body but Hollsworth moves out of range.
Hollsworth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morris sneaks back into half guard.
Hollsworth working Morris over with strikes.
Morris is looking to improve his position.
Morris flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hollsworth trying to control from half guard but Morris is working away.
Hollsworth 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.
Hollsworth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Hollsworth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hollsworth working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Morris's thigh. Morris counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hollsworth moves out of range as Morris throws a body kick.
Morris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wes Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hollsworth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hollsworth throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hollsworth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hollsworth is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollsworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morris doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hollsworth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morris's head.
Hollsworth postures up and lands a big shot to Morris's brow.
Hollsworth won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Morris can't keep his opponent in guard - Hollsworth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morris throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Morris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morris.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollsworth wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wes Morris will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morris misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morris throws and low kick but Hollsworth moves out of range easily.
Hollsworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hollsworth slips under a jab.
Hollsworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Morris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morris throws a lazy right hand but Hollsworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollsworth.
Hollsworth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Hollsworth.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morris, as that shot connected.
Hollsworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Morris misses with a hook. Hollsworth ducked under it nicely.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollsworth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hollsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Hollsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Morris lands with an uppercut that bounces Hollsworth off the cage and back into rage.
Hollsworth dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Hollsworth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morris cracks Hollsworth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morris lands with a nice body punch.
Morris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hollsworth has time to react.
A lazy left from Morris finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth walks into a left hand.
Hollsworth ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris thuds a left hand into Hollsworth's body.
Hollsworth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morris defends it nicely.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Hollsworth ducks down to avoid it.
Morris throws a body punch but Hollsworth moves out of range.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Hollsworth's head but Hollsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morris digs a good hook to Hollsworth's body.
Morris takes a swing at Hollsworth's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris punishes Hollsworth's body with a nice straight punch.
Hollsworth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morris as he avoids it easily.
Morris throws a one two combo.
Morris throws a lazy right hand but Hollsworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch lands to the side of Hollsworth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hollsworth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hollsworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hollsworth checks a low kick from Morris.
Morris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hollsworth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Hollsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollsworth moves away from the strike by Morris.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morris.
Hollsworth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hollsworth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris lands a really nice looking cross but Hollsworth seems unphased.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollsworth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morris misses with an uppercut.
Morris throws a hook but Hollsworth blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris throws a body punch but Hollsworth moves out of range.
Hollsworth shoots in looking for a takedown. Morris tries to sprawl out of it but Hollsworth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hollsworth moves out of range as Morris strikes.
Morris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morris throws a one two combo.
Morris leaves Hollsworth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morris's corner calls for a 1-2. Morris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wes Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollsworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Hollsworth shoots in looking for a takedown. Morris tries to sprawl out of it but Hollsworth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hollsworth on the side of the head.
Hollsworth fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Hollsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hollsworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hollsworth.
A shot to de liver by Morris. Beautiful body shot.
Morris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hollsworth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morris with a jab.
Morris thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hollsworth.
Hollsworth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hollsworth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morris's waist but Morris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hollsworth off to one side.
Morris punishes Hollsworth's body with a nice straight punch.
Hollsworth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Hollsworth's head but Hollsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a jab to the nose.
Morris throws a hook but Hollsworth blocks it.
Morris lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris cracks Hollsworth with an open hand slap.
Morris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Hollsworth or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris which made him look bad.
Nice cross by Morris.
Hollsworth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morris looks to land a combination. Hollsworth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hollsworth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morris throws a shot from downtown. Hollsworth moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hollsworth.
A jab lands there for Morris.
Morris catches Hollsworth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Morris lunges at Hollsworth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hollsworth's hand.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hollsworth.
Jab from Morris.
Hollsworth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of Hollsworth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris cracks Hollsworth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth shoots for a double leg takedown but Morris sprawls well. He's pushed Hollsworth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hollsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Wes Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hollsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris clobbers Hollsworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hollsworth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hollsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
A big right from Morris misses.
Morris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollsworth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Morris.
Hollsworth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nicholas Hollsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 25:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Morris!
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energy
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hype
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