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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander The Great One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander The Great One has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Morris's chin.
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander The Great One!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris misses with a leg kick
and The Great One counters with a shoot takedown. Morris fights it but they end up in guard.
Morris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Great One trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Great One misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morris scores with a takedown into The Great One's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Great One escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morris stands and steps away. The Great One gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris clinches with his opponent.
Morris gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morris throws a strike but The Great One avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morris with a nice head shot there.
Morris trying to control but The Great One is working from the bottom.
Morris sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Great One's guard.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morris postures up in The Great One's guard and throws a big left but The Great One blocks it.
Morris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Great One avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great One keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
The Great One really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Great One tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chris Morris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morris closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. The Great One quickly recovers to half guard.
The Great One looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Great One looks gassed!
Morris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morris is controlling the pace.
Morris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris thows a huge punch but The Great One dodges it nicely.
Morris is stalling here. The Great One is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morris seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Great One has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Morris tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Morris 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.
Morris is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Great One avoids the attempt from Morris to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Great One lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Morris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morris looks for a takedown but The Great One sprawls well.
Morris gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Great One wants to control but Morris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morris is trying to control. The Great One wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Great One is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Great One trying to hold on to Morris's head to control him but Morris postures up.
Morris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morris is controlling the pace.
Morris misses with a head shot. The Great One uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great One striking off his back but it's not causing Morris any problems.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Great One keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great One is trying to keep Morris in close.
Morris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morris lands a couple of digs.
The Great One avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Great One keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Chris Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
The Great One wants to stand and escape but Morris is having none of it.
The Great One is breathing heavily.
Morris wants to control from the top but The Great One keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chris Morris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Great One.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Great One counters with a left and a right that stings Morris.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Great One shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Morris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Great One circles away.
Morris throws out a leg kick but The Great One moves out of range and Morris only half commits.
Morris shoots in and drives through. The Great One sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Great One.
Morris looks for a takedown but The Great One sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Great One circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Great One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Morris gets the takedown into side control.
Morris working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris landing strikes.
The Great One parries the strikes from Morris easily there. Morris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Great One to escape.
Morris lands some shots froms side control.
The Great One is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on The Great One's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morris postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Morris has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Great One sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Great One is looking to control Morris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Great One avoid being mounted?
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Great One keeps working.
Morris is looking to stall here but The Great One recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
The Great One is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morris dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is working The Great One over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morris working the head and body with strikes.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but The Great One is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris scoring with punches from side control.
Morris working the head with strikes.
Morris stands up and beckons The Great One to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great One fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Great One gets tackled into the cage by Morris. Morris maintains the clinch.
Morris drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Great One pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Great One.
Morris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Great One!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Morris!
Chris Morris managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Saving Grace Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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