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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrow comes into the arena with Im Unforgiven blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Morrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws a leg kick
and Morrow counters with a nice kick to the body.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior drives through and clinches with Morrow against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrow presses Junior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrow throws a head punch that misses.
Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Morrow.
Morrow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior blocking some punches.
Morrow leaning against his opponent.
Morrow working aggressively here.
A short left from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Junior lands a body shot.
Junior lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrow.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Junior blocking some punches.
Junior has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morrow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Junior can turn it around.
Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrow.
Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
Junior lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morrow up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow taking a breather.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Junior.
Junior just leaning against Morrow, taking a breather.
Junior taking a breather.
Junior blocking some punches.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Morrow avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Junior lands a knee to the head.
Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morrow is stalling here.
Morrow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Junior takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow pushes Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
Junior lands an elbow inside.
Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrow's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Junior takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Junior lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Morrow fails to land.
Junior lands a knee to the body.
Junior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow is leaning against Junior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Junior.
Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrow.
Morrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Junior or not.
Morrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior tries a body shot but Morrow blocks it.
Junior gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrow's elbow.
Morrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Junior instigates a clinch.
Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrow leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrow.
Junior is pushing Morrow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morrow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Junior is keeping busy.
Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
Junior landing knees to the head.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrow.
Morrow tries to stall but Junior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Junior lands with a right to the head.
Morrow tries to throw a body punch but Junior avoids it by throwing Morrow back against the cage.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junior lands an elbow inside.
Junior blocking some punches.
Junior pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Junior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Junior misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with some punches.
Junior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
A short uppercut from Morrow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Junior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior letting Morrow take a breather here.
Junior is working Morrow over against the cage.
Morrow misses with the head strike.
A short left from Junior.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Morrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrow throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morrow is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior lands an elbow inside that Morrow shrugs off.
Oh Morrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Morrow cracks Junior with a nice body shot.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Junior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Morrow avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Junior.
Junior creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrow's defenses.
Morrow pushes Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Junior.
Morrow lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Junior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Morrow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Junior is pushing Morrow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Junior blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Junior.
Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morrow, right into the meat.
Junior moves into range and clinches up with Morrow.
Junior trying to land knees to the body.
Morrow lands an uppercut.
Morrow controlling the action here for a moment.
Junior connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Junior missing with knees to the body.
Morrow can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Junior tries to stall but Morrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Junior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Junior lands a damaging elbow.
Morrow taking a breather.
Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
A short right from Morrow.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Morrow avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Morrow lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Junior.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrow.
Junior lands a nice elbow.
Morrow stalling in the clinch but Junior improves position.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior throws an elbow but it misses.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Morrow.
Morrow looking to slow down the pace here.
Junior throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Junior.
Morrow misses with some punches.
Morrow avoids the elbow strike from Junior, against the cage.
Junior lands a damaging elbow.
Morrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Morrow fails to land.
Junior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Junior with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Morrow.
Morrow digs a right hand underneath Junior's ribcage. Junior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Junior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Junior lands a body punch in the clinch.
Junior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Morrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Morrow blocks an elbow strike.
Morrow has Junior pressed against the cage.
Junior misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to stall.
Morrow takes a shot to the head.
Junior lands an elbow just above Morrow 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrow controls his hands.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Junior misses with an elbow strike.
Morrow presses Junior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Morrow blocking some punches.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neymar Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Junior looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Junior really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junior scores with a jab to the body.
Junior throws a combination. Morrow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrow in his tracks.
Morrow lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
Junior ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Morrow's jaw. Morrow's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Junior does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neymar Junior! Neymar Junior retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Neymar Junior thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Alex Morrow spoke after the fight, saying 'This fight was a fluke. I'll be back.'.
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