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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Morris!
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, Paul Pugh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pugh sprawls well. Pugh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Pugh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pugh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morris is trying to maintain the position but Pugh is very close to passing his half guard.
Morris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pugh on the ground.
Morris is pressing down on Pugh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugh lands a couple of digs.
Pugh scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pugh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pugh is working Morris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pugh is working Morris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pugh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pugh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pugh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pugh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pugh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pugh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pugh lands a couple of digs.
Pugh advances to half guard.
Pugh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pugh prevents Morris from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pugh connects with a nice short shot to Morris's temple.
Pugh lands with a punch from half guard.
Morris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Pugh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pugh trying to control the pace.
Pugh lands strikes from half guard.
Pugh winds up and cracks Morris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morris has hold of Pugh's hands but Pugh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pugh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morris could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pugh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morris has hold of Pugh's hands but Pugh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Pugh.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
Pugh working Morris over with strikes.
Pugh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morris is rocked!
Pugh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugh lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Morris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morris has hold of Pugh's hands but Pugh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pugh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pugh is working for a kimura but Morris is defending it quite comfortably.
Morris taking some punishment here, with Pugh in his half guard.
Pugh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morris seems to have got his legs back now.
Pugh drops an elbow to the side of Morris's head.
Pugh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pugh connects with a nice short shot to Morris's temple.
Morris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pugh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Pugh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pugh as he jumps to the side.
Pugh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morris is trying to defend but Pugh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pugh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pugh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pugh connects with a nice short shot to Morris's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugh working the head and body with strikes.
Pugh slips a nice elbow through Morris's hands, connecting with Morris's forehead.
Morris is trying to maintain the position but Pugh is very close to passing his half guard.
Paul Pugh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pugh is nestled in close to Morris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugh slips a nice elbow through Morris's hands, connecting with Morris's forehead.
Ground and pound from Pugh.
Pugh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pugh is trying to work for a kimura but Morris is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pugh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pugh lands with a punch from half guard.
Morris wants to improve his position but Pugh is controlling well.
Pugh drops an elbow to the side of Morris's head.
Pugh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pugh.
Pugh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pugh lands strikes from half guard.
Pugh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pugh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Pugh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pugh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Pugh there.
Pugh lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Morris quite badly. Morris pulls Pugh in close trying to recover. Pugh postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Morris on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Morris doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Pugh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Pugh made sure he mentioned KaotiK, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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