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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Screech Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosario comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gonna Get It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Screech Morris!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosario swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosario closes the distance and pushes Morris back into the cage.
Rosario throws an elbow that misses.
Morris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rosario walks away with a smile on his face. Morris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rosario closes the distance but Morris moves to the side
and Morris counters with a single leg into guard. Rosario didn't expect that.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris distracts Rosario with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morris stands up over Rosario, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosario working for a triangle but Morris defends it easily.
Morris is working Rosario over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Rosario looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario looking for a guillotine here but Morris defends easily.
Morris lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris scoring with some ground and pound.
Rosario keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris with a nice head shot there.
Rosario working for a triangle but Morris defends it easily.
Morris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris with a nice head shot there.
Rosario will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rosario manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morris manages to get himself to full guard.
Morris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morris looks gassed!
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rosario connects with a couple of short punches.
Rosario throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosario postures up in Morris's guard and throws a big left but Morris blocks it.
Rosario scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rosario throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosario is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rosario is looking to work some ground and pound but Morris has wrist control.
Rosario with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rosario defends it easily.
Rosario lands a couple of elbows.
Rosario cracks Morris with a solid left hand.
Rosario is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rosario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rosario throwing strikes but missing.
Rosario distracts Morris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rosario postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rosario chips away with some ground and pound.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Rosario slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario throws a big right hand that misses.
Morris controls Rosario momentarily but Rosario frees himself.
Rosario scoring with some ground and pound.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosario passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rosario working away.
Morris is looking to regain half guard here but Rosario keeps moving and retains side control.
Morris 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.
Rosario connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morris some visible discomfort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris tries to bench press Rosario off him but Rosario keeps the position.
Rosario working the head and body with strikes.
Rosario is chipping away with strikes.
Rosario scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Rosario dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rosario wants to clinch but Morris slips to the side
and Morris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morris.
Rosario looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morris passes into side control.
Rosario tries to improve position but can't.
Morris lands some shots froms side control.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Rosario is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosario tries to improve position but can't.
Rosario is working hard here to advance position.
Morris landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosario tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morris showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rosario is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rosario tries to reverse the position but Morris maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rosario's face.
Rosario tries to reverse the position but Morris maintains control.
Rosario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.
Morris unloads with some shots from mount but Rosario bucks and avoids them well.
Rosario wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morris.
Rosario working to try and regain half guard.
Morris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rosario working to try and regain half guard.
Screech Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Morris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rosario is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rosario wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario tries to reverse the position but Morris maintains control.
Morris breaks from Rosario's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosario can't escape the position.
Morris is working for a guillotine from mount but Rosario frees his head quite easily.
Rosario is looking to get to half guard.
Morris raining down shots from the mount!
Morris wants to control the pace but Rosario is squirming around nicely.
Rosario manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morris pulls his head out easily.
Morris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rosario keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rosario looking for submissions off his back.
Rosario looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rosario looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rosario is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morris pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Screech Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morris has a takedown stuffed.
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rosario sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rosario tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosario closes the distance and clinches.
Morris tries for a takedown but Rosario manages to get underhooks.
Fernando Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Screech Morris.
Rosario scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morris avoids the elbow strike from Rosario, against the cage.
Rosario misses with an elbow over the top.
Morris takes an elbow to the temple.
Rosario dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morris takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rosario obliges.
Rosario throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morris dodges an elbow strike from Rosario.
Rosario lands an elbow inside that Morris shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rosario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario lands a knee to the body.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rosario tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Morris blocks an elbow strike from Rosario.
Morris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rosario pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rosario is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rosario throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morris dodges an elbow strike from Rosario.
Rosario fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosario with a knee to the head.
Rosario looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Morris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rosario misses with a knee to the head.
Morris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morris avoids the elbow strike from Rosario, against the cage.
Morris trying to control the position but instead, Rosario has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morris into the cage.
Morris takes an elbow to the forehead.
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.
Morris takes an elbow to the temple.
Rosario tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
Morris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Rosario.
Rosario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morris's defenses.
Morris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rosario avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rosario tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rosario lands with a light punch inside.
Rosario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rosario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morris tries a body shot but Rosario blocks it.
Morris fails to pull guard.
Rosario lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Rosario tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Rosario throws an elbow that misses.
Rosario pushes off an throws an elbow but Morris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rosario.
Morris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rosario keeps control of Morris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rosario throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rosario.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rosario throws an elbow but misses.
Rosario connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morris's face.
Rosario is looking to control Morris's arms but Morris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rosario has his back to the cage.
Morris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rosario pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rosario.
Rosario lands a nice elbow.
Morris takes an elbow to the temple.
Rosario lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rosario has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosario connects with a couple of short punches.
Rosario scoring with some ground and pound.
Rosario content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosario is fighting to break Morris's control of his arms but Morris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rosario throws and elbow that misses. Morris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosario's guard. Nice move by Morris!
Rosario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosario keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Rosario is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morris is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosario is looking for a triangle but Morris pushes his legs off easily.
Rosario looking for a guillotine here but Morris defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Rosario showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rosario has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Rosario!
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energy
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hype
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