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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvidas Loskutovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arvidas Loskutovs!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loskutovs drops his hands momentarily and Morley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Loskutovs slips a straight right by Morley.
Morley fails with a takedown attempt.
Morley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morley lands with a straight right. Loskutovs didn't see that one coming.
Loskutovs thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Loskutovs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loskutovs.
Morley catches Loskutovs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morley misses with a body shot.
Morley shoots in but Loskutovs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Loskutovs tries a low kick but Morley avoids it.
Morley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Morley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loskutovs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loskutovs slips under a jab.
Morley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Loskutovs to the ground. Morley is now in Loskutovs's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Loskutovs managing to control the position.
Morley throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loskutovs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loskutovs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loskutovs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loskutovs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loskutovs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loskutovs has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at SlowTime. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Loskutovs controls Morley momentarily but Morley frees himself.
Morley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morley cracks Loskutovs with a solid left hand.
Loskutovs keeping moving, preventing Morley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Loskutovs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morley is looking to work some ground and pound but Loskutovs has wrist control.
Morley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Loskutovs's head.
Morley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loskutovs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morley scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Loskutovs does no damage.
Morley drops Loskutovs with a right and a left! Morley comes rushing in but Loskutovs regains his composure and manages to keep Morley in guard.
Loskutovs is rocked!
It looks like Arvidas Loskutovs has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morley throws a big elbow that misses.
Loskutovs is still in real trouble! Can Morley finish him?
Morley throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loskutovs seems to have recovered his senses.
Loskutovs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morley.
Morley throwing strikes but missing.
Morley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morley scoring with some ground and pound.
Morley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley throwing strikes from guard but Loskutovs blocks nicely.
Morley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morley wants to pass to mount but Loskutovs is defending the position.
Loskutovs is not content to let Morley control the position.
Morley thows a huge punch but Loskutovs dodges it nicely.
Adam Morley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morley throwing shots but Loskutovs is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loskutovs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morley thows a huge punch but Loskutovs dodges it nicely.
Morley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loskutovs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morley throwing shots but Loskutovs is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley controlling the pace.
Morley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morley works his way into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Morley.
Loskutovs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Morley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morley trying to control the action but Loskutovs is working from the bottom.
Morley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loskutovs can do to turn this around?
Morley working the ground and pound but Loskutovs is defending the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loskutovs can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arvidas Loskutovs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Morley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morley throws out a loose jab but Loskutovs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loskutovs connects with a looping right hand.
Loskutovs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loskutovs works over Morley's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loskutovs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Loskutovs keeping moving, preventing Morley from controlling successfully.
Morley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loskutovs keeping moving, preventing Morley from controlling successfully.
Morley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loskutovs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morley controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Loskutovs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morley trying to control the position from guard on top but Loskutovs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morley scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morley throws a big elbow that misses.
Loskutovs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley is in close to Loskutovs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morley throwing strikes but missing.
Morley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morley trying to control but Loskutovs is working from the bottom.
Loskutovs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morley controls the pace.
Morley advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morley wants to pass to mount but Loskutovs is defending the position.
Morley working Loskutovs over with strikes.
Morley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morley wants to pass to mount but Loskutovs is defending the position.
Adam Morley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loskutovs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Arvidas Loskutovs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Morley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morley 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Morley!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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