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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Morrison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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279 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jabari Parker!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker drives through and clinches with Morrison against the cage.
Parker wants to take the fight to the mat but Morrison manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrison walks away with a smile on his face. Parker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Parker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to avoid it but Parker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrison to the ground. Morrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matthew Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabari Parker.
Parker throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
Parker shoots and misses
and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parker won't be happy with that.
Morrison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Parker some visible discomfort.
Morrison in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Parker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison really is a fat lump.
Morrison scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Parker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee asks Morrison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Morrison prefers to stall for the moment though.
Parker is looking to reverse the position.
Morrison stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Parker wants a takedown.
Parker is looking for a takedown.
Parker has Morrison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morrison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parker looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison successfully pulls guard.
Parker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morrison looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parker passes into side control.
Morrison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Parker decides to stand back up. Parker steps back and let's Morrison get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker fails to land the takedown.
Morrison gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Parker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Morrison has managed to clinch.
Morrison prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Morrison.
Parker goes for a takedown attempt but Morrison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morrison throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parker dives in for a single leg takedown but Morrison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Morrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matthew Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Parker is predictable there
and Morrison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Parker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parker.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parker has Morrison pulled in close to control his posture.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.
Morrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison controls the pace.
Morrison wants to stand but Parker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
Morrison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morrison wanted to stand there but Parker had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker misses with the body kick
and Morrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrison.
Morrison wanted to stand there but Parker had control of the position.
Morrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Parker, up you get!
Parker misses with a kick to the body
and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Parker!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker working aggressively here.
Morrison has clasped his hands together around Parker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Parker throws Morrison to one side and escapes!
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from Morrison.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses
and Parker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Parker tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Morrison rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker looks to throw a body kick
and Morrison counters with a shoot takedown. Parker fights it but they end up in guard.
Parker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison controlling from the top position.
Morrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Parker wants to stand up but Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Morrison dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Parker tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker tries for a takedown but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrison closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Parker's guard.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morrison tries to stand but Parker is controlling from the bottom.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing Morrison from standing up.
Morrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Parker, up you get!
Parker lands a body shot.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrison.
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Morrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison has hold of one of Parker's legs. Parker is fighting the takedown attempt but Morrison gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Morrison gets to his feet - Parker follows without any prompting.
Parker looks to clinch
and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working an open guard so Morrison takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Parker tries to keep at a distance but Morrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Parker can't fight it off and eventually Morrison manages to take the fight to the floor. Parker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parker is on top in guard.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Parker trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Matthew Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison pulls Parker in close to his closed guard and prevents Parker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parker wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Morrison!
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energy
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RATING
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