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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Morris!
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, Terrance Wood!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wood rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood digs a right hand underneath Morris's ribcage. Morris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morris breaks from the clinch.
Morris blocks a low kick nicely.
Wood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wood throws a low kick but Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Morris moves his leg out of the way.
Wood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Wood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wood thumps Morris with a low kick.
Morris dives in and grabs Wood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
Wood moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Morris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morris's elbow.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Morris wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood is struggling to control the position.
Wood stalling against the cage.
Wood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wood continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Wood is stalling here.
Wood lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Morris blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
Wood tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the cage.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wood scores with a shoulder strike.
Wood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morris looking to control.
Morris controlling Wood's posture.
Wood trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morris wants to stand and escape but Wood is having none of it.
Wood looking to sit in guard and control but Morris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wood, up you get!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morris off to one side.
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Wood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morris. Morris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henry Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid body kick from Morris.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Jab by Wood.
A bone on bone clash there as Morris blocks the leg kick.
Morris throws a nice head kick!
Wood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morris.
Morris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morris is looking to clinch.
Wood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morris.
Wood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood jabs Morris right on the nose. Morris blinks but takes it well.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Terrance Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Morris avoids a kick to the body.
As Wood tries to get set, Morris tries to push him back and clinch up but Wood manages to avoid the attempt.
Wood tried to score with a low kick but Morris checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris has a takedown stuffed.
Wood clinches with his opponent.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wood prevents Morris from breaking the clinch.
Morris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wood to keep the fight standing.
Morris tries to pull guard but Wood holds him up against the cage and eventually Morris drops back down to his feet.
Wood gets through Morris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood lands a right hand.
Wood pushes Morris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Wood to work.
Wood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morriss head.
Wood tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Morris wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Wood as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Wood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood avoiding damage as Morris throws knees to the body.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morris's defenses.
Terrance Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wood.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wood receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A right handed body shot lands from Wood.
Morris is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Morris blocks the leg kick.
Wood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morris checks a low kick from Wood.
Wood pushes Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Wood.
Morris manages to pull guard.
Wood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
Morris striking off his back but it's not causing Wood any problems.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morris is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Wood, which made it look bad.
Terrance Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two 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.
Morris tries to keep at a distance but Wood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wood prevents the takedown attempt.
Wood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morris up against the cage.
Wood leaning against his opponent.
Wood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morriss head.
Morris manages to break the clinch.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Morris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood lands a nice looking body kick.
Wood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morris wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.
Still in the clinch, Wood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wood stalling.
The referee calls for Wood to work.
Morris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morris, pushing him back against the cage.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris blocks an elbow strike.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Wood stalling against the cage.
Wood misses with a body punch.
Morris is trying to pull guard but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morris's elbow.
Wood misses with a body punch.
Wood stalling against the cage.
Terrance Wood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Henry Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris tries for a takedown but Wood manages to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Wood!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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