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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurk Hillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neville Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hillard comes to the cage accompanied by No Surrender. This should be a great matchup!
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hurk Hillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neville Morris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
Morris stands and steps away. Hillard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morris gets a takedown into half guard.
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.
Hillard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hillard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morris is trying to work for a kimura but Hillard is defending well.
Hillard is breathing heavily.
Hillard has hold of Morris's hands but Morris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Morris there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillard is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Morris pulls his head out easily.
Hillard is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Morris there.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hillard keeps working.
Morris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morris working the head and body with strikes.
Morris drops an elbow to the side of Hillard's head.
Morris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hillard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morris landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillard is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Morris.
Hillard is trying desperately to improve position.
Morris with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris prevents Hillard from getting the reversal.
Morris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morris looking to control but Hillard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Hillard's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hillard is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to finish Hillard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hillard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris scoring with strikes but Hillard is staying in there.
Hillard is squirming around, avoiding Morris's attempts to control the action.
Morris punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hillard?
Hillard is looking to improve his position but Morris isn't that keen on the idea.
Morris cracks Hillard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hillard is bucking up trying to escape but Morris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morris breaks from Hillard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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 Hillard's face.
Morris prevents Hillard from getting the reversal.
Morris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morris breaks from Hillard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morris landing punches.
Hillard is looking to improve his position but Morris isn't that keen on the idea.
Morris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hillard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hillard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morris.
Morris passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Morris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morris gets a takedown into half guard.
Hillard moves into full guard.
Morris landing some decent shots from guard.
Morris gets to his feet - Hillard follows without any prompting.
Hillard fails with the takedown.
Morris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hillard counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hillard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morris tries to clinch
and Hillard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hillard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillard tries to free his leg and advance position but Morris is retaining full guard.
Hillard won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Neville Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hillard pushing down on Morris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hillard moves into full mount! Morris won't be happy about that!
Hillard has control of Morris's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morris regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Morris tries to hold on but Hillard pushes him away.
Morris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hillard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Hillard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
Hillard passes Morris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hillard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morris won't allow Hillard to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillard is looking for a kimura here.
Morris is controlling Hillard's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Morris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hillard prevents Morris from improving his position.
Morris wants to control but Hillard is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morris with a poor takedown
and Hillard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morris wants to improve his position but Hillard is controlling well.
Morris gets full guard.
Morris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is taking a breather. Hillard says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hillard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morris is pressing down on Hillard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hillard is holding on for now.
Morris passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hillard!
Morris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hillard is desperately trying to improve his position but Morris has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hillard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morris wants to control but Hillard is keeping him busy.
Hillard wants to get back to full guard but Morris has passed into side control.
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 Hurk Hillard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hillard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hillard misses with a takedown attempt
and Morris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hillard has hold of Morris's hands but Morris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hillard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morris passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hillard!
Morris looking to control but Hillard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hillard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hillard manages to get to full guard.
Hillard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Hillard wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillard is working hard here to advance position.
Hillard is looking for a triangle but Morris pushes his legs off easily.
Morris stands up over Hillard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morris advances position into side control!
Morris decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hillard to his feet.
Hillard scores with a takedown into Morris's guard.
Hillard drops back looking for a leg! Morris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morris manages to kick Hillard off! Hillard jumps back into Morris's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morris can't keep his opponent in guard - Hillard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morris is defending against the submission attempts here by Hillard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris is pressing down on Hillard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hillard preventing the sweep.
Hillard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hillard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking for a sweep. Not yet Morris, not yet.
Hillard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hillard has Morris in his guard.
Morris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morris passes into half guard.
Hillard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morris moves into full mount! Hillard won't be happy about that!
Hillard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillard can't escape the position.
Morris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hillard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morris raining down shots from the mount!
Morris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris dominating with strikes here.
Morris cracks Hillard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neville 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neville Morris!
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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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