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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kender Morillia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kender Morillia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elvis Rosario's chin.
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215 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kender Morillia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morillia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosario manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morillia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosario wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morillia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rosario as he avoids it easily.
Morillia lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosario shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morillia is trying to defend but Rosario finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rosario with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morillia trying to control from the bottom.
Morillia is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario is thwarting Morillia's attempts to control the position.
Morillia is trying to get back to full guard.
Rosario wants to get back to his feet.
Morillia trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morillia is looking to clinch.
Rosario tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morillia manages to circle out of the way.
Morillia has his takedown stuffed
and Rosario counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morillia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morillia breaks the clinch.
Morillia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rosario rushes Morillia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morillia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morillia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Morillia.
Rosario misses with the head strike.
Rosario lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosario really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rosario can't find room to land a body shot as Morillia controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario can't find room to land a body shot as Morillia controls the action.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morillia.
Morillia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kender Morillia.
Morillia avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
Rosario tries to land knees in the clinch but Morillia avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Morillia.
Rosario misses with some punches.
Morillia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morillia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Rosario.
Morillia wants to take the fight to the mat but Rosario manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morillia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosario struggles to land a body shot inside as Morillia controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morillia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rosario after a bit of a struggle.
Rosario misses with a punch to the body.
Morillia managing to block the knees to the body from Rosario.
Morillia gets through Rosario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morillia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rosario backwards.
A right hand to the body from Rosario.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosario misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosario tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morillia's elbow.
Rosario is pressed up against the cage. Morillia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rosario down to the mat. Rosario avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Rosario dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morillia wants to clinch.
Rosario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morillia can do to turn this around?
Morillia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rosario defends well and Morillia ends up having to push Rosario into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morillia fails to land with a series of punches.
Morillia shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosario sprawls well. He's pushed Morillia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rosario was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morillia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kender Morillia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosario tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosario avoids the head kick by Morillia.
Rosario takes the fight into the clinch.
Morillia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morillia is defending well for now.
Rosario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morillia is defending well for now.
Morillia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morillia is trying to pull guard but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morillia managing to block the knees to the body from Rosario.
Morillia prevents a body shot from Rosario.
Morillia managing to block the knees to the body from Rosario.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morillia.
Rosario is struggling to control the position.
Elvis Rosario has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morillia is trying to drag Rosario to the mat but Rosario just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morillia breaks from the clinch.
Morillia shoots in but no luck this time.
Morillia tries to clinch up.
Rosario attempts a counter takedown but Morillia avoids it well and moves away.
Morillia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosario's waist but Rosario gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morillia off to one side.
Morillia is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morillia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morillia manages to break the clinch.
Kender Morillia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morillia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morillia tries for a takedown but Rosario sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Morillia misses.
Rosario closes the distance and pushes Morillia back into the cage.
Rosario missing with knees to the body.
Morillia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rosario utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morillia blocks an uppercut.
Rosario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morillia is defending well for now.
Morillia has had enough of the clinch but Rosario keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosario.
Rosario tries to work over Morillia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosario scores with a shot to the side of Morillia's head.
Morillia letting Rosario take a breather here.
Morillia tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosario avoids the damage to the body.
Rosario will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morillia up against the cage.
Morillia avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morillia looking to stall.
Rosario throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Rosario dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rosario drives through and clinches with Morillia against the cage.
Morillia can't get the takedown.
Morillia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morillia landing knees to the head.
It looks like Elvis Rosario has been cut.
Rosario misses with some punches.
Morillia tries for a takedown but Rosario manages to get underhooks.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kender Morillia.
Morillia blocks a body shot from Rosario.
Morillia breaks the clinch.
Morillia closes the distance and clinches up with Rosario, looking for a takedown. Morillia pushes Rosario against the cage but Rosario circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosario tries to clinch but Morillia is having none of it.
Rosario moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rosario is looking to control Morillia's arms but Morillia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rosario has his back to the cage.
Morillia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario keeps control of Morillia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Rosario.
A head punch on the inside from Rosario fails to land.
Morillia tries to circle away but Rosario has him pinned against the cage.
Rosario doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morillia is trying to break free.
Morillia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rosario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morillia is defending well for now.
Morillia fails to pull guard.
Morillia working hard to break the clinch.
Rosario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morillia avoids it.
A body shot lands from Rosario.
Nice body punch from Rosario - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario misses with the head strike.
Rosario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morillia avoids it.
Morillia breaks from the clinch.
Rosario looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morillia is trying to keep Rosario in close.
Rosario showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rosario gets to his feet. Morillia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario closes the distance and pushes Morillia back into the cage.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morillia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morillia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rosario to keep the fight standing.
Morillia avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
Morillia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morillia's efforts to push away.
Rosario slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Morillia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morillia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario has Morillia pushed against the cage.
Morillia is trying to pull guard but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Morillia manages to break the clinch.
Morillia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rosario is fending him off so far but Morillia persists. Nope, Rosario circles away and we're back to standing.
Morillia darts in looking for a takedown but Rosario gets double underhooks and turns Morillia into the cage.
Rosario tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morillia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosario closes the distance and clinches.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosario tries a body shot but Morillia blocks it.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kender Morillia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elvis Rosario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morillia tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosario avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Rosario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rosario, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Rosario!
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