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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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250 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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210 cm
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262 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Young is able to avoid easily.
Morris works the jab nicely.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
Morris wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Morris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Young's guard.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young 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.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morris is trying to escape the mount.
Young is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morris can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Young working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morris is on top in guard.
Morris wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Morris defends easily.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young looking for subs off his back but Morris has passed one foot through into half guard.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Young tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
Morris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morris working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Jason Young has been cut.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Young tries to roll over but Morris keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young throws a hook but Morris avoids it easily.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
Morris scores with a leg kick.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Morris.
Morris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morris moves away from the strike by Young.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morris misses with the combination.
Young misses with a hook.
Nick Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morris shoots and misses
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Morris backing up. Morris nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morris.
Young throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young lands with a straight right. Morris didn't see that one coming.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young jabs at Morris's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a combination
and Morris counters with a big head kick but Young shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
Morris scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Jason Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab by Morris.
Young looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Young throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Morris throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Young throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young throws a combination. Morris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four 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.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morris stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Morris seems unphased.
Morris loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morris.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris with a hook.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young misses with a combination
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Young checks a leg kick.
Morris tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young misses with a body shot
letting Morris counter with a right hand.
Morris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
Morris throws a body kick the misses
and Young counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morris!
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morris wants to hold on but Young pushes him away.
Young throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morris manages to control the position for a moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Young there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Young goes for an armbar but Morris turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Morris.
Young is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morris defends well.
Morris passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Morris is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morris is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Morris passes to full mount!
Young is looking to get to half guard.
Morris looking for a guillotine from mount but Young is having none of it.
Young is trying to reverse the position but instead Morris has taken his back - oops!
Morris working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young turns into Morris and is now in his guard.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young passes Morris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Young prevents Morris from improving his position.
Young is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morris defends it well.
Young is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Morris!
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energy
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