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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Morse (ranked 24699 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Nash (ranked 4245 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Berry Morse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Nash!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash scoring well with a low kick there.
Nash clinches up against the cage.
Nash breaks the clinch.
Morse tries to keep at a distance but Nash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morse pulls guard successfully.
Nash tries to free his leg and advance position but Morse is retaining full guard.
Nash stands and throws Morse's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nash lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Berry Morse has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nash taking a breather here.
Nash tries to get to his feet but Morse is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Nash in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morse keeping full guard, as Nash tries to pass.
Morse trying to control the position here.
Nash wants to control from the top but Morse keeps moving.
Nash works over Morse with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nash tries to free his leg and advance position but Morse is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nash content to stall in guard here.
Morse has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nash 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morse is trying to get back to full guard.
Nash with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nash wants to work for an arm triangle but Morse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morse keeps working.
Nash looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morse trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Nash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berry Morse's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nash scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morse is fending him off so far but Nash persists. Nope, Morse circles away and we're back to standing.
Morse throws a quick counter head kick but Nash was just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nash.
Berry Morse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Nash.
Nash shoots in for a takedown but Morse shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nash or perhaps it was just good defense by Morse, which made it look bad.
Scott Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash has managed to clinch.
Morse pulls guard effortlessly.
Morse has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nash can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morse holds on and takes a little breather.
Nash cracks Morse with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morse's guard.
Nash is thwarting Morse's attempts to control the position.
Morse is looking to improve his position.
Nash controlling the action here.
Morse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nash.
Scott Nash has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nash wants to pass to mount but Morse is defending the position.
Nash is looking for a kimura but Morse is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nash to get the leverage.
Morse is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
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. Nash connects with a nice short shot to Morse's temple.
Nash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morse defending well though.
Nash misses with a head shot. Morse uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nash advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nash trying to control the action but Morse is working from the bottom.
Nash is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nash swinging wildly here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Nash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Berry Morse's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nash shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nash was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Morse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nash wants to control but Morse is keeping him busy.
Nash lands a nice forearm strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nash working away.
Nash content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Morse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nash tries to advance position but instead Morse slips a leg back in to half guard.
Nash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nash slaps away a takedown attempt from Morse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Berry Morse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morse gets caught flat footed, as Nash shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morse trying to control the position here.
Nash has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morse is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morse has a closed guard, preventing Nash from standing up.
Morse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morse pulls Nash in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nash shoots in and bounces Morse off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nash distracts Morse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Nash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nash has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Nash!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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