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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rueben Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Velid Hodzic (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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278 lbs
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200 cm
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233 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rueben Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Velid Hodzic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodzic clinches with his opponent.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hodzic controls his hands.
Hodzic lands a right hand.
Morrow tries to pull guard but Hodzic won't allow it.
Morrow is trying to pull guard but Hodzic has him pressed against the cage.
Hodzic working Morrow over with knees to the body.
Morrow pulls guard effortlessly.
Hodzic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrow is keeping the position for now.
Hodzic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morrow keeping moving, preventing Hodzic from controlling successfully.
Hodzic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Hodzic might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hodzic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hodzic scores with a takedown into Morrow's guard.
Morrow has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hodzic has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hodzic breaks from the clinch.
Hodzic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morrow to the ground. Hodzic is now in Morrow's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow is trying to keep Hodzic in close.
Morrow throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hodzic uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hodzic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hodzic stands up and beckons Morrow to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Hodzic as Morrow shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rueben Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow is breathing heavily.
Hodzic throws a lazy head kick
and Morrow counters with a straight right hand.
Hodzic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morrow tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hodzic is in Morrow's guard.
Morrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrow, not yet.
Hodzic tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrow is retaining full guard.
Hodzic throwing strikes from guard but Morrow blocks nicely.
Morrow being controlled here, momentarily.
Hodzic looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hodzic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hodzic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hodzic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hodzic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morrow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hodzic moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hodzic avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
Hodzic decides to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrow landing with the ground and pound.
Morrow throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Hodzic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrow's guard.
Morrow keeping moving, preventing Hodzic from controlling successfully.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Velid Hodzic dominated that round.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrow misses with a takedown
and Hodzic moves into the clinch.
Morrow is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hodzic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morrow to the mat. Morrow regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Velid Hodzic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hodzic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hodzic stuffs the takedown.
Hodzic moves into the clinch.
Morrow tries to break free but Hodzic pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodzic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morrow makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hodzic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morrow to the mat! Morrow manages to get full guard.
Morrow is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrow is trying to pull guard but Hodzic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rueben Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodzic has hold of one of Morrow's legs. Morrow is fighting the takedown attempt but Hodzic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Morrow is looking for a triangle but Hodzic pushes his legs off easily.
Morrow being controlled here, momentarily.
Hodzic throwing strikes but missing.
Hodzic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hodzic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morrow, up you get!
Hodzic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morrow tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodzic looking for a guillotine from mount but Morrow is having none of it.
Morrow is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hodzic wants to control the pace but Morrow is squirming around nicely.
Morrow regains half guard.
Morrow is looking to improve his position.
Morrow manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hodzic stays in close to Morrow's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrow is looking to sweep but instead, Hodzic has passed into half guard.
Morrow is trying to stand.
Morrow wants to improve his position but Hodzic is controlling well.
Hodzic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hodzic stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hodzic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morrow!
Morrow sneaks out the side door and pushes Hodzic away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hodzic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hodzic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hodzic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morrow explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Morrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morrow wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueben Morrow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hodzic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrow tries to keep at a distance but Hodzic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hodzic pulls guard effortlessly.
Morrow postures up.
Morrow won't allow Hodzic to sweep him here.
Morrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Hodzic has wrist control.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow with a nice head shot there.
Hodzic looking for a sweep. Not yet Hodzic, not yet.
Morrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hodzic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrow throws a big elbow that misses.
Hodzic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws an elbow that misses. Hodzic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrow's guard. Nice move by Hodzic!
Morrow is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hodzic dives into side control.
Morrow explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hodzic drives through with a takedown into Morrow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hodzic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hodzic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morrow has a closed guard, preventing Hodzic from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow pushes Hodzic off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow gets caught flat footed, as Hodzic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morrow is working an open guard so Hodzic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrow.
Morrow gets tackled into the cage by Hodzic. Hodzic maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodzic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morrow wants to get up but he can't break Hodzic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hodzic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hodzic striking off his back but it's not causing Morrow any problems.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hodzic wants to sweep but no luck.
Hodzic keeps trying to improve his position.
Morrow postures up in Hodzic's guard and throws a big left but Hodzic blocks it.
Hodzic wants to stand and escape but Morrow is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hodzic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrow defends well.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morrow is in close to Hodzic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hodzic wants to sweep here but Morrow controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hodzic is looking to clinch but Morrow is avoiding it.
Morrow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hodzic explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Velid Hodzic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hodzic 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Velid Hodzic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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