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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Morris (ranked 240 p4p, 28 weight class) and Ronald Wagenknecht (ranked 905 p4p, 113 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Morris has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Morris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Wagenknecht!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagenknecht moves away.
Wagenknecht pushes Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Wagenknecht lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
Wagenknecht has Morris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morris lands a body punch.
Wagenknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wagenknecht throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wagenknecht has Morris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nick Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Wagenknecht.
Morris being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagenknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagenknecht pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagenknecht blocks an uppercut.
Come on Morris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Morris blocking some punches.
Wagenknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morris lands a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wagenknecht has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wagenknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagenknecht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morris blocks an elbow strike.
Wagenknecht blocks a body shot from Morris.
Morris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagenknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
Wagenknecht lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris lands with a right to the head.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Wagenknecht looking to slow down the pace here.
Morris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morris takes a shot to the head.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wagenknecht.
Morris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wagenknecht tries to score a body lock takedown but Morris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morris.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagenknecht controls his hands.
Wagenknecht struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Wagenknecht throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagenknecht pushes off an throws an elbow but Morris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wagenknecht working aggressively here.
Morris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morris misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagenknecht blocks an uppercut.
Wagenknecht has Morris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morris gets through Wagenknecht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wagenknecht just leaning against Morris, taking a breather.
Morris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
Wagenknecht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morris avoids a wild elbow strike from Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht tries for a takedown but Morris manages to get underhooks.
Wagenknecht is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Morris can't fight it off and eventually Wagenknecht manages to take the fight to the floor. Morris looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagenknecht advances to half guard.
Wagenknecht wants to control but Morris is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wagenknecht is looking for a kimura here.
Wagenknecht is working for a kimura but Morris is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wagenknecht tries for a takedown but Morris circles away easily
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Wagenknecht tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wagenknecht in his tracks.
Wagenknecht wants to clinch
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Wagenknecht takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Wagenknecht tries to score a body lock takedown but Morris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nick Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht lands a shot to the body.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagenknecht is keeping busy.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagenknecht throws a head punch that misses.
Morris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagenknecht can do to turn this around?
Morris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wagenknecht drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morris digs a right hand into Wagenknecht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagenknecht's gas tank.
Morris pushes Wagenknecht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagenknecht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wagenknecht gets through Morris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nick Morris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wagenknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagenknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
Wagenknecht tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris digs a right hand into Wagenknecht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagenknecht's gas tank.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wagenknecht misses with an elbow over the top.
Wagenknecht looking for a takedown.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Wagenknecht fails to land.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morris has Wagenknecht pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morris lands a body punch.
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Morris gets through Wagenknecht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wagenknecht looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wagenknecht fails to land.
Morris scores with a shoulder strike.
Morris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wagenknecht drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morris lands with a right to the head.
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Morris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagenknecht throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wagenknecht misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Wagenknecht is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wagenknecht pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wagenknecht looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wagenknecht takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagenknecht is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Morris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wagenknecht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagenknecht misses with the head strike.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morris lands with a short shot to the head.
Morris scores with a shot to the side of Wagenknecht's head.
Good body shot from Morris.
Wagenknecht is breathing heavily.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Wagenknecht drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagenknecht stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morris lands a nice hook to Wagenknecht's body. Wagenknecht takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been told by Morris's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wagenknecht with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morris counters with a straight right hand.
Morris scores with a jab to the body.
Wagenknecht takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wagenknecht wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Wagenknecht throws an off balance right hand
and Morris counters with a straight right hand.
Morris lands a lovely overhand right.
Wagenknecht is rocked!
Wagenknecht tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wagenknecht is still on wobbly legs! Can Morris finish him?
Wagenknecht doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morris counters with a nice right hand that sends Wagenknecht toppling to the canvas! Wagenknecht scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Morris finish him?!
Wagenknecht takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagenknecht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagenknecht tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wagenknecht! Morris lets Wagenknecht back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagenknecht gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morris counters with a good, hard body kick but Wagenknecht shrugs it off.
Nick Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Wagenknecht.
Morris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wagenknecht clinches with his opponent.
Morris pushes Wagenknecht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morris wants to stall.
Wagenknecht seems to have recovered his senses.
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Morris lands a shot to the body.
Wagenknecht misses with some punches.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Morris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagenknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Morris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Wagenknecht is looking for a takedown.
Wagenknecht is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wagenknecht throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morris blocks it with crossed arms.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wagenknechts head.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Wagenknecht avoids it by throwing Morris back against the cage.
Morris pushes Wagenknecht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morris.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Wagenknecht avoids it by throwing Morris back against the cage.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris taking a breather.
Morris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wagenknecht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wagenknecht working aggressively here.
Morris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wagenknecht looking to stall.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagenknecht's elbow.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wagenknecht pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Morris presses Wagenknecht against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wagenknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
Wagenknecht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagenknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagenknecht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagenknecht throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagenknecht pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wagenknecht throws a head punch that misses.
Morris lands a shot to the body.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris scores with a shot to the side of Wagenknecht's head.
Morris misses with some punches.
Morris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morris slowing the pace effectively.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morris.
Wagenknecht throws a head punch that misses.
Wagenknecht scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morris blocks an elbow strike from Wagenknecht.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagenknecht misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wagenknecht has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morris is trying to keep an underhook but Wagenknecht manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wagenknecht is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morris throws a right and a left that Wagenknecht avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morris.
Wagenknecht closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morris has Wagenknecht pushed against the cage.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wagenknecht drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagenknecht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagenknecht trying to land knees to the body.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Morris misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris gets through Wagenknecht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Morris.
Wagenknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht wants a takedown.
Nick Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht trying to control the position but instead, Morris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wagenknecht into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wagenknecht just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morris's brow.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagenknecht has Morris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Wagenknecht can't find room to land a body shot as Morris controls the action.
Wagenknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
Morris tries a body shot but Wagenknecht blocks it.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wagenknecht wants a takedown.
Wagenknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wagenknecht throws an elbow but misses.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Wagenknecht tries to stall but Morris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagenknecht is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagenknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagenknecht tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Wagenknecht is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morris lands a body punch.
A short right from Morris on the inside.
Wagenknecht has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morris lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morris.
Wagenknecht is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morris is defending well.
Morris lands an uppercut.
Morris lands an uppercut.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Morris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wagenknechts head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagenknecht is trying to drag Morris to the mat but Morris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagenknecht wants to take the fight to the mat but Morris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morris avoiding damage.
Morris lands with a left to the head.
Morris prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
Wagenknecht misses with a knee strike.
Wagenknecht working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris had his way with Ronald Wagenknecht in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morris thuds a left hand into Wagenknecht's body.
Morris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagenknecht at a distance.
Wagenknecht clinches up against the cage.
Morris stalling the fight.
Wagenknecht pushes off an throws an elbow but Morris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wagenknecht misses with an elbow strike.
Morris digs a right hand into Wagenknecht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagenknecht's gas tank.
Wagenknecht looking to stall.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris gets underhooks to prevent Wagenknecht's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagenknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagenknecht backwards.
A short right from Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht blocking some punches.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wagenknecht just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morris's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagenknecht with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wagenknecht blocks an uppercut.
Wagenknecht is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wagenknecht.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morris.
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagenknecht throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morris blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morris misses with the head strike.
Wagenknecht blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morris.
Morris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morris leaning against his opponent.
Morris creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wagenknecht with a big uppercut! Wagenknecht tries to clinch up but Morris pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wagenknecht to the mat! Wagenknecht covers up and Morris unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Morris!
Nick Morris retains his lightweight title!
Nick Morris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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