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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danial Morse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barney Haze has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danial Morse's chin.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danial Morse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Haze!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morse drives through and clinches with Haze against the cage.
Haze looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Morse manages to pull guard.
Haze would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morse wants to sweep here but Haze controlling him for the moment.
Haze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morse has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
Morse keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
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.
Morse wants to improve his position but instead Haze has moved into half guard.
Morse is refusing to be controlled, as Haze sits in half guard.
Haze tries to stand but can't do so whilst Morse controls his leg.
Morse tries to roll over but Haze keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze looks to land a strike but Morse avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Morse.
Morse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morse is really struggling to control Haze but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morse tries to strike from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morse tries to clinch there but Haze circles away.
Morse tries to clinch but Haze is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morse is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haze throws a head kick but Morse moves out of range.
Morse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haze keeps the fight on the outside.
Morse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haze's waist but Haze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morse off to one side.
Morse moves into the clinch successfully.
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 Danial Morse will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morse tries to clinch there but Haze circles away.
Haze lands with a nice combination. Morse backs away looking to recover.
Haze with a poor takedown
and Morse decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haze's guard.
Morse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morse trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morse passes Haze's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Haze wants to get back to his feet.
Haze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morse is trying to control the action in half guard but Haze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morse is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morse.
Haze wants to get back to full guard.
Morse is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morse lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haze's head.
Morse wants to work for an arm triangle but Haze is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morse wants to control but Haze is keeping him busy.
Morse working the head and body with strikes.
Morse is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morse.
Morse is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ground and pound from Morse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morse passes the guard and advances to mount!
Morse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morse scoring with strikes but Haze is staying in there.
Morse with the ground and pound from mount.
Morse lands a couple of good shots and Haze has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Haze is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Haze has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze trying to control the position but Morse manages to sink in the hooks.
Haze might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morse haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morse punches Haze on the ear.
Morse has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze is trying to break free.
Morse working for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morse tightening his grip on Haze, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danial Morse dominated that second round.
That's time! Morse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Haze keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morse fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haze tries to avoid it but Morse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haze to the ground. Haze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haze.
Haze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morse is trying to pull guard but Haze turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danial Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haze just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morse missing with knees to the body.
Haze avoiding damage as Morse throws knees to the body.
Morse tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Haze is trying to pull guard but Morse has him pressed against the cage.
Haze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morse's efforts to push away.
Morse decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morse striking from the bottom.
Haze tries to free his leg and advance position but Morse is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morse is on top in guard.
Morse wants to stand but Haze has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haze keeping full guard, as Morse tries to pass.
Morse trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morse stopping the sweep attempt from Haze.
Morse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morse wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Morse content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danial Morse.
Haze swats away the attempt to clinch by Morse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Haze slams his shin into Morse's torso.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barney Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morse looks for a takedown but Haze sprawls well.
Danial Morse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze shoots for a takedown but Morse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danial Morse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morse 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danial Morse!
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