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Event:
Striking Masters 20
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenny, right into the meat.
Conors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenny misses with a series of wild punches.
Conors tries to counter with a clinch but Kenny shakes him off and moves away.
A head kick misses from Kenny.
Conors let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kenny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kenny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kenny throws a leg kick
enabling Conors to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenny throws a lazy uppercut
and Conors counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kenny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conors doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenny. Conors does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenny throws out the jab.
Conors steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kenny.
Conors takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kenny, as that shot connected.
Kenny fails to land with a series of punches.
Conors looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Kenny throws a nice looking combination but Conors bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenny connects with a jab.
Conors is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenny misses with a wild combination.
#KD#
Kenny closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Conors crashing to the mat! Conors uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Denzil J Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenny throws out a leg kick but Conors moves out of range and Kenny only half commits.
Kenny sets himself, and Conors steps forward looking for the clinch! Kenny avoids it this time.
Conors slips under a jab from Kenny.
Kenny thuds his right hand into Conors's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenny. That snapped Conors's head back.
Conors staying out of range there.
Kenny with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Kenny with a jab.
Kenny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#KD#
Kenny scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Conors to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#ROC#
Conors is rocked!
Kenny scores with the left hand. Conors knows he should have avoided that one.
Conors is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenny finish him?
Kenny throws the left hand but Conors avoids the punch easily.
Kenny sets himself, and Conors steps forward looking for the clinch! Kenny avoids it this time.
Kenny cracks Conors with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denzil J Kenny!
Denzil J Kenny thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Striking Masters 16
Date: Apr 04, 2020 |
#R1#
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James throws a hook but Conors blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Conors avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
Conors closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James avoiding damage as Conors throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from James.
Conors comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
James breaks from the clinch.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Conors.
Conors staying out of range there.
Conors blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Conors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conors tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conors tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Conors tries to clinch but James is having none of it. #T1#
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conors.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conors is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James throws a lazy right hand but Conors sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws a hook but Conors blocks it.
As James tries to get set, Conors tries to push him back and clinch up but James manages to avoid the attempt.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James tries to bum rush Conors with a series of wild strikes but Conors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Conors is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conors steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Conors is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Conors fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James misses with an uppercut. Conors saw that one coming.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Conors off balance momentarily.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Conors's head back.
Conors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conors tries to clinch up.
Conors tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James throws a right and a left that Conors avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conors tries to clinch but James moves out of range. #T2#
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conors fails with an attempt to clinch.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Conors.
Conors tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James misses with a low kick.
Conors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conors wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Conors is looking to clinch.
James throws out a leg kick but Conors moves out of range and James only half commits.
James throws a nice looking combination but Conors bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conors doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
#CL#
Conors moves into the clinch successfully.
James is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
James blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Conors.
Conors misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Conors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Conors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isadore James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conors tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range.
Conors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conors is looking to clinch.
Conors wants to clinch.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Conors clinches with his opponent.
James blocks an uppercut.
Conors throws an elbow but it misses.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Conors.
James stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conors tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Conors back against the ropes.
Conors working aggressively here.
Conors struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
Conors throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Conors's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
James blocks an elbow strike from Conors.
#BC2#
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conors fails in his attempt to clinch.
James throws out a counter right but Conors avoids it with no problem.
Conors wants to clinch.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conors tries to clinch up.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Conors steps away.
James throws out a loose jab but Conors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James keeps Conors at a distance using the push kick.
James throws a lazy right hand but Conors sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conors takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Conors takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and James duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Conors does a little dance to reset his feet.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2##KD2#
James drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Conors onto his butt! Conors pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Conors moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Conors takes one to the chin there.
Conors is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James closes the distance and catches Conors with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Conors is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Conors is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Conors is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! James takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Isadore James!
Isadore James is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Event:
Striking Masters 11
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Nakamura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conors. That did some damage!#CL#
Conors clinches up against the ropes.
Conors's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Conors breaks the clinch.
Nakamura is looking to land body kicks.
Nakamura swings for the body but Conors moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conors on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakamura. Nakamura obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakamura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Nakamura tries to keep at a distance but Conors has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakamura looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Conors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Conors dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conors moves away.
Conors tries to land a front kick but Nakamura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakamura lands a nice hook to Conors's body. Conors takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nakamura fakes the leg kick and cracks Conors in the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakamura.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakamura blocks a head kick by Conors.
Nakamura wants to slow Conors down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab from Nakamura.#T2##CL#
Conors closes the distance and clinches.
Conors tries to stall but Nakamura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
Conors breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Conors takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch but Conors keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Conors manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conors circles away quickly and effectively.
Conors throws a leg kick but Nakamura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Conors throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakamura.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakamura.
Conors looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Nakamura tries to keep at a distance but Conors has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinsuke Nakamura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Conors moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakamura leaning his opponent against the ropes.#BC#
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Conors is just out of range.
Nakamura throws a looping overhand right but Conors ducks down to avoid it.
Conors throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Conors clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Conors manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura throws a poor cross that misses
and Conors counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakamura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nakamura swings for the body but Conors moves out of range.
Conors wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T1#
Nakamura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shinsuke Nakamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamura misses with a hook
#KD#
and before Nakamura can reset, Conors rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Nakamura is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Nakamura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conors. That did some damage!
Conors takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Conors clinches with his opponent.
Nakamura is trying to maintain a safe position but Conors gets an underhook and turns Nakamura into the ropes.#BC#
Conors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Conors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakamura, pushing him back against the ropes.
Conors effectively controlling the action here.
Conors blocks an elbow strike from Nakamura.
Conors misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
#T2##BC#
Conors breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Conors takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conors's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Conors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conors misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL#
Conors moves into range and clinches up with Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Conors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alex Conors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Conors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Conors will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nakamura misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Conors moves into the clinch.
Conors has Nakamura pressed against the ropes.
Nakamura working hard to break the clinch.
Conors looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Conors has double underhooks.
Conors lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Conors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Conors breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Nakamura. #CL#
Conors has managed to clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Conors is controlling him.#T1#
Nakamura trying to control the position but instead, Conors has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakamura into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Conors just leaning against Nakamura, taking a breather.
Nakamura tries to stall but Conors uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conors is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nakamura is keeping busy.
Conors will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nakamura up against the ropes.#BC#
Conors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conors takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nakamura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Conors.#CUT#
It looks like Shinsuke Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinsuke Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Conors instigates a clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Conors has Nakamura pressed against the ropes, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conors has Nakamura pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Nakamura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Conors manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Conors has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Conors showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conors has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Conors!
A victorious Alex Conors thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Striking Masters 9
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Conors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morris, pushing him back against the ropes.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conors's elbow.
Morris pushes off an throws an elbow but Conors leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conors blocks an uppercut.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conors will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Conors.
A head kick by Conors misses
and Morris counters with a nice leg kick.
Morris scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conors trying to stall but Morris improves his position.
Morris tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Conors trying to land knees to the body.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conors is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Conors breaks from the clinch.
Nathan Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morris lands with a left to the head.
Morris working aggressively here.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conors's elbow.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Conors tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the ropes.
Morris lands an elbow that stopped Conors in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Alex Conors has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Conors just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morris's brow.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Morris is leaning against Conors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Conors blocks a body shot from Morris.
Conors is trying to push Morris away but Morris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Conors controls his hands.
Morris prevents Conors from breaking the clinch.
Morris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conors tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Conors wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conors backwards.
Conors blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conors turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morris blocks a head kick by Conors.
#CL2#
Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conors's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Conors's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Conors throws a combination that misses
and Morris counters with a series of strikes. Conors will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Morris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Conors gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Conors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morris pushes off an throws an elbow but Conors leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Conors prevents a body shot from Morris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris pushes Conors back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Conors's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Conors working aggressively here.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Conors is looking to control Morris's arms but Morris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conors has his back to the ropes.
Morris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morris lands a body punch.
Conors throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conors prevents a body shot from Morris.
Conors misses with a body punch.
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Conors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Morris.
Morris digs a right hand underneath Conors's ribcage. Conors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris lands a damaging elbow.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conors or not. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris presses Conors against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Conors prevents a body shot from Morris.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morris presses Conors against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Morris.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Conors controls his hands.
Morris scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Morris.
Conors blocks the elbow strike.
Morris digs a right hand into Conors's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conors's gas tank.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morris works on Conors's body with a couple of short punches.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conors backwards.
Conors blocks a body shot from Morris.
Conors looking to stall.
Conors avoids the elbow strike from Morris, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Conors's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Nathan Morris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Morris.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morris works on Conors's body with a couple of short punches.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conors's elbow.
Morris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conors's defenses.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conors's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Morris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Conors controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris dodges an elbow strike from Conors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conors wants to get back to striking at distance but Morris won't allow it.
Conors is trying to push Morris away but Morris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Conors avoids the elbow strike from Morris, against the ropes.
#T1#
Conors avoids a wild elbow strike from Morris.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morris misses with the head strike.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morris blocks a body shot from Conors.
Conors blocks a body shot from Morris.
Morris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conorss head.
Morris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
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A short right from Morris on the inside.
Morris throws an elbow that misses.
Morris tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris is leaning against Conors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Morris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris scores with a hook to the body.
Morris lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris pushes Conors back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conors blocks an elbow strike from Morris.
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conors or not.
Conors takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morris lands an elbow inside that Conors shrugs off.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
Alex Conors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris lands an elbow that stopped Conors in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morris 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Morris!
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