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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theodor Molnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Theodor Molnar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodor Molnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Morris!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molnar tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Molnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Molnar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Molnar is not content to let Morris control the position.
Molnar wants to get back to his feet.
Morris wants to work for an arm triangle but Molnar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Molnar is trying to stand up here but Morris is controlling him well.
Morris trying to control the pace.
Morris is trying to control. Molnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is pressing down on Molnar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Molnar is holding on for now.
Molnar is trying to stand up here but Morris is controlling him well.
Molnar is refusing to be controlled, as Morris sits in half guard.
Molnar is trying to stand back up but Morris is controlling him
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rocky Morris wasn't active enough on the ground.
Molnar is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Morris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Molnar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Molnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molnar keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris trying to control but Molnar is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rocky Morris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morris instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morris.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Molnar is breathing heavily.
Morris just leaning against Molnar, taking a breather.
Molnar looking to throw knees to the head but Morris is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to pull guard but Molnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Morris drops back down to his feet.
Morris misses with some punches.
Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris moves into range and clinches up with Molnar.
Morris pulls Molnar into guard.
Molnar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morris looking for a sweep. Not yet Morris, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris has a closed guard, preventing Molnar from standing up.
Molnar won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Molnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Molnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morris dives in and grabs Molnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Molnar pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
Morris feints and as Molnar raises his hands in defense, Morris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Molnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molnar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morris dives into side control.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Molnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Morris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morris misses with a leg kick.
Molnar moves in looking to clinch but Morris pushes him off.
Morris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Molnar.
Molnar tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Molnar as Morris shoots in.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Molnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Molnar looks to clinch
and Morris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Molnar tries to clinch up.
Morris throws a low kick, looking for Molnar's leg but Molnar calmly moves out of range.
Morris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Molnar is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Theodor Molnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Molnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molnar tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
Molnar looks to clinch
and Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris tries for a takedown but Molnar manages to get underhooks.
Theodor Molnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Morris.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Morris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Molnar.
Morris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Molnar was covering up waiting for the punch and Morris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molnar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Molnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morris is controlling him.
Molnar has his feet on Morris's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Molnar swivels and escapes.
Rocky Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molnar swinging wildly here.
Molnar darts in trying to clinch
and Morris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Molnar's knee momentarily.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Molnar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris scores with a takedown into Molnar's guard.
Morris looking to pass the guard.
Molnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morris is controlling him.
Rocky Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morris trying to control but Molnar is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Morris.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Molnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
Molnar is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rocky Morris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Molnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Molnar pinned against the cage. Molnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Molnar tries to clinch up.
Morris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Molnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Molnar gets underhooks to prevent Morris's takedown attempt.
Theodor Molnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Morris.
Morris is trying to drag Molnar to the mat but Molnar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morris letting Molnar take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molnar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Molnar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Molnar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morris off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Molnar moves into the clinch.
Morris tries to pull guard but Molnar won't allow it.
Molnar tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Molnar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morris walks away with a smile on his face. Molnar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Molnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molnar throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molnar moves into range and clinches up with Morris.
Morris drags the fight down to the ground.
Molnar stands and steps away. Morris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Theodor Molnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Molnar as Morris shoots in.
Morris tries to clinch but Molnar moves out of range.
Molnar closes the distance and pushes Morris back into the cage.
Molnar looking for a takedown.
Morris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Molnar's face.
Molnar tries for a takedown but Morris manages to get underhooks.
Morris breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocky Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Molnar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molnar is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Morris fails with the takedown.
Molnar moves out of range of the leg kick from Morris.
Molnar tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a big head kick but Molnar shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molnar lands a jab-cross combination.
Molnar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morris throws a head kick that Molnar semi-blocks.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Molnar looks to clinch
and Morris counters with a nice body kick.
Molnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Morris jumps guard but Molnar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rocky Morris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Molnar pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris trying to control but Molnar is working from the bottom.
Molnar is looking to stand up but Morris isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodor Molnar showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Morris!
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