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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Morse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Holter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodger Morse has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodger Morse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Holter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Morse or perhaps it was just good defense by Holter, which made it look bad.
Holter misses with a two punch combination.
Morse seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Holter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morse is trying to defend but Holter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morse scores with a few weak punches.
Holter decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Morse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holter misses with a double jab
and Morse counters with a three punch combo that has Holter backing up. Holter nods at Morse to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morse wants to clinch up but Holter keeps it at a distance.
Holter misses with the combination.
Holter misses with a combination
and Morse counters with a two punch combo.
Morse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morse shoots in for a takedown but Holter shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morse is looking for a counter combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morse.
Nice takedown defense from Holter. No joy for Morse on that attempt.
Holter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morse did well to prevent Holter getting side control.
Morse is trying to maintain the position but Holter is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holter seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Morse has recovered full guard.
Holter looks winded!
Morse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Holter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morse is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Holter, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morse gets to his feet - Holter follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holter.
Holter throws a combination. Morse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lars Holter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holter defends it nicely.
Morse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holter pinned against the cage. Holter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morse.
Morse shoots for a takedown but Holter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holter cracks Morse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morse has his takedown stuffed
and Holter counters with a three punch combo that has Morse backing up. Morse nods at Holter to acknowledge the strikes.
Morse is rocked!
Holter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holter throws a nice looking combination but Morse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Morse shoots in but Holter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holter misses with a double jab
and Morse counters with a left and a right that stings Holter.
Some wild striking there from Holter.
We've been informed that Holter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morse looks for a takedown but Holter sprawls well.
Holter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Holter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holter misses with a series of wild punches.
Morse seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Holter misses with a series of wild punches.
Holter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morse throws a big counter combination but Holter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Holter misses with a lunging right hand
and Morse counters with a left and a right that stings Holter.
Holter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morse counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Holter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morse napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morse is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Holter is controlling him well.
Morse is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Morse sneaks back into half guard.
Holter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holter throwing shots but Morse is blocking nicely.
Holter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morse defending well though.
Morse is trying to control but can't.
Morse flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Holter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morse is just riding it out for now. Holter eventually gives up the hold.
Morse has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Holter is on him like a limpet, forcing Morse back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morse pulls guard.
Holter is fighting to break Morse's control of his arms but Morse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morse has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Holter has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Morse keeps control of Holter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morse jumps guard but Holter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morse tries to pull guard but Holter won't allow it.
Morse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holter smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holter misses with the combination.
Morse went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holter misses with a series of wild punches.
Morse fails with a takedown attempt.
Holter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morse.
No joy there for Holter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Holter does no damage.
Holter misses with a combination
and Morse counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Holter misses.
Morse is looking for a counter combo.
Morse looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morse decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morse shoots for a takedown but Holter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holter swinging wildly here.
Morse appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodger Morse will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morse throws a nice looking combination but Holter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Morse with that takedown attempt.
Lars Holter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holter throws a nice looking combination but Morse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morse throws a big counter combination but Holter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Holter swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holter is fending him off so far but Morse persists. Nope, Holter circles away and we're back to standing.
Holter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holter throws a series of punches but Morse avoids them all with ease.
Morse fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morse did well to prevent Holter getting side control.
Morse wants to control but Holter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holter throwing shots but Morse is blocking nicely.
Holter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holter is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Holter misses with a head shot. Morse uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holter's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morse drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Holter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morse has Holter in his guard.
Holter throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holter throws an elbow that misses. Morse uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holter's guard. Nice move by Morse!
Morse trying to control but Holter is working from the bottom.
Morse gets to his feet - Holter follows without any prompting.
Morse tries to clinch but Holter is having none of it.
As Morse backs off Holter throws a huge counter combo but Morse manages to avoid it all.
Morse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holter throws a right hand that Morse ducks under and follows up with a left that Morse also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holter throws a right hand that misses
and Morse counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morse shoots in for a takedown but Holter shows good takedown defense.
As Morse backs off Holter throws a huge counter combo but Morse manages to avoid it all.
Holter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morse counters with a left and a right that stings Holter.
Morse clinches up with Holter and pushes him back against the cage.
Holter is trying to force a seperation but Morse has the dominant position.
Morse tries to pull guard but Holter holds him up against the cage and eventually Morse drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holter's efforts to push away.
Morse drags the fight down to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lars Holter.
I think Holter 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Holter!
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45% |
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