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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison has chosen Bring me the Horizon - It Never Ends as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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323 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Morrison !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison lands a head kick!
John throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison .
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Some wild striking there from John.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
Giant John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John misses with a straight right.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Morrison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
John is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Morrison 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Morrison tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morrison did well to prevent John getting side control.
John is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morrison has managed to free his arm - good work.
John is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
John looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morrison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morrison to regain full guard.
John slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
John throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
John working some strikes from top position.
John lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
John working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morrison 's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison wants to stand but John is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John stops Morrison from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John controlling from the top position.
John cracks Morrison with a solid left hand.
John throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in John's guard. Nice move by Morrison !
John wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
John on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if John tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Giant John.
John misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
John misses with the combination.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
John is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrison has time to react.
John on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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 Giant John 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.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from John.
John misses with a double jab.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John throws a hook to the side of Morrison 's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison .
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John misses with an uppercut.
John takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John misses with a hook.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John swings widly with a right hand
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses the jab.
John misses with the combination.
Morrison lands the left hand.
Morrison tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
Morrison scores with a head kick. John tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
John is trying to break the clinch but Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
John misses with a knee strike.
Morrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morrison has John pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morrison pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending John tumbling to the mat - Morrison dives into John's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison won't allow John to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of John is proving hard to escape from.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Morrison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morrison tries to clinch there but John circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by John. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison rushes John and presses him up against the cage.
John drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Morrison .
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
John wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John jumps guard but Morrison stands there with John around his waist. John gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morrison is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but John is defending well.
Giant John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Morrison .
Nice elbow from Morrison .
Knees in the clinch landing for Morrison .
Morrison lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison landing knees to the head.
Morrison goes for a takedown in the clinch but John prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison has dropped down and is working for a takedown. John is trying to keep an underhook but Morrison manages to get the takedown into half guard.
John is trying to stand.
John is controlling Morrison 's trapped leg to prevent Morrison from advancing to side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Paul Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from John misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
John drops his hands momentarily and Morrison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Morrison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison moves away from the strike by John.
John lands the left hand.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison staying out of range there.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison is looking to clinch.
Morrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrison has time to react.
Morrison tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John misses with a looping left.
John gets the takedown into side control.
Giant John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throwing strikes but Morrison manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
A control attempt from John but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Paul Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrison .
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John misses with a double jab.
John fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
John takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morrison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Morrison takes the fight into the clinch.
John is pressed up against the cage. Morrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag John down to the mat. John avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morrison tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison .
John thuds his right hand into Morrison 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
John takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but John moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Morrison both land. Nice combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Morrison tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
John in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
John has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
John missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
John throws a big right hand that misses.
John throws a big right hand that misses.
John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
John throws a strike but Morrison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrison stands up from John's guard - Morrison perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morrison enables John to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morrison manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in John's guard. Nice move by Morrison !
John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Giant John.
I think John 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giant John!
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energy
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