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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry McCahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bully Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry McCahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bully Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCahon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
McCahon is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Morrison slaps away a takedown attempt from McCahon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCahon fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCahon slaps away a takedown attempt from Morrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCahon throws a head kick that misses
and Morrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morrison stalling in the clinch.
Morrison tries for a takedown but McCahon manages to get underhooks.
Henry McCahon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bully Morrison.
McCahon tries to break free but Morrison pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison prevents McCahon from breaking the clinch.
Morrison effectively controlling the action here.
McCahon prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCahon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and McCahon moves out of range easily.
McCahon swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrison.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCahon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrison's waist but Morrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCahon off to one side.
McCahon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
McCahon wants to land a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCahon pushes Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCahon to keep the fight standing.
Morrison jumps guard but McCahon stands there with Morrison around his waist. Morrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morrison connects with a knee to the head.
McCahon tries to break free but Morrison pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison wants to take the fight to the mat but McCahon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morrison looks winded!
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCahon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morrison taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCahon prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
McCahon tries to pull guard but Morrison won't allow it.
McCahon manages to pull guard.
McCahon is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.
McCahon wants to sweep but no luck.
McCahon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCahon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCahon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCahon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCahon trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry McCahon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Morrison. No joy for McCahon on that attempt.
Morrison shoots in for a double leg but McCahon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morrison pushes McCahon up against the cage in a clinch.
McCahon has had enough of the clinch but Morrison keeps him there for the moment.
McCahon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrison's elbow.
Morrison tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morrison prevents McCahon from breaking the clinch.
Morrison manages to break the clinch.
McCahon shoots in but Morrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrison looks for a takedown but McCahon sprawls well.
Henry McCahon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bully Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in but McCahon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCahon stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from McCahon.
McCahon stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry McCahon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCahon counters by clinching up.
McCahon is trying to break the clinch but Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCahon gets underhooks to prevent Morrison's takedown attempt.
Morrison tries for a takedown but McCahon manages to get underhooks.
McCahon can't get the takedown.
McCahon lands with a left to the head.
McCahon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCahon goes for a takedown attempt but Morrison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrison wants to clinch up but McCahon keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCahon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCahon.
McCahon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrison has time to react.
McCahon has a takedown stuffed.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCahon sprawls well. McCahon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
McCahon dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on McCahon's head and hops out.
McCahon shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCahon doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
McCahon shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but McCahon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCahon tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCahon to the ground. McCahon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCahon shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
Morrison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McCahon eats them both and turns towards Morrison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morrison closes the distance and pushes McCahon back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCahon is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCahon gets control of Morrison's arms and successfully pulls guard. McCahon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henry McCahon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McCahon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown but McCahon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
McCahon tries for a takedown. No joy.
McCahon tries to break free but Morrison pushes him back against the cage.
McCahon is trying to stall.
McCahon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morrison uses from the top position.
Morrison trying to control but McCahon is working from the bottom.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCahon keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bully Morrison wasn't active enough on the ground.
McCahon shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison sprawls well. He's pushed McCahon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCahon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morrison is looking to sweep but instead, McCahon has passed into half guard.
Morrison wants to control but McCahon is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCahon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Morrison is pressing down on McCahon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrison working a defensive guard here.
Morrison is looking for a triangle but McCahon pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing McCahon from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon is looking to pass into half guard but Morrison pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morrison is in guard.
McCahon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
McCahon trying to control the position here.
Morrison stands and throws McCahon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCahon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morrison throws an elbow but McCahon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morrison trying to control the position but McCahon is working away.
Morrison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bully Morrison.
Well McCahon 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry McCahon!
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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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