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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rason Fairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairs comes into the arena with eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. Morris has chosen Ludacris - Move Bitch as his entrance music. Rason Fairs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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256 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 Hilo, Rason Fairs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrius Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris with a poor takedown
and Fairs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Morris shoots in but no luck this time.
Rason Fairs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Morris.
Fairs shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fairs defends it nicely.
Fairs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Morris looks winded!
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris shoots in for a double leg but Fairs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairs shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fairs shoots in and bounces Morris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morris can't keep his opponent in guard - Fairs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fairs lands with a punch from half guard.
Fairs is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fairs throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Fairs throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Fairs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
Fairs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morris is refusing to be controlled, as Fairs sits in half guard.
Morris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fairs lands a nice short elbow.
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 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fairs is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fairs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fairs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Fairs slips an elbow through the middle.
Fairs trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris working a defensive guard here.
Fairs trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Fairs slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fairs has Morris in his guard.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morris throws a strike but Fairs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morris wants to sweep here but Fairs controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fairs.
Fairs stops Morris from standing up.
Fairs stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Morris is still trying to improve position.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Fairs from controlling successfully.
Fairs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morris is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris stands and steps away. Fairs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rason Fairs dominated that round.
That's time! Fairs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morris dives in for a single leg takedown but Fairs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fairs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairs successfully pulls guard.
Morris throws a strike but Fairs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fairs is one step ahead there.
Morris is trying to keep Fairs in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fairs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fairs wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Demetrius Morris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morris misses the body punch
and Fairs counters with a body kick that stops Morris in his tracks momentarily.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Fairs, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Fairs against the cage but Fairs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fairs tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Morris scores with a three punch combo!
Morris gets caught flat footed, as Fairs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fairs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fairs advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morris some visible discomfort.
Fairs cracks Morris with a big elbow.
Rason Fairs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairs lands some shots froms side control.
Morris taking a bit of punishment here - Fairs scoring with strikes.
Fairs working the body and head with strikes.
Fairs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morris has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Morris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fairs scoring with punches and elbows.
Fairs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morris to see if he's OK.
Morris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fairs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fairs is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris is trying to improve his position.
Fairs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fairs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fairs creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Morris sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Morris tries to bench press Fairs off him but Fairs keeps the position.
Fairs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fairs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fairs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fairs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morris keeps working.
Fairs lands a nice forearm strike.
Fairs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fairs asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fairs working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairs cracks Morris with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rason Fairs dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morris fails with the takedown
and Fairs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fairs dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Fairs's head and hops out.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Fairs, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Fairs against the cage but Fairs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fairs swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.
Horrible takedown by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairs which made him look bad.
Rason Fairs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Morris.
Fairs looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Rason Fairs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fairs counters with a takedown into side control.
Fairs landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairs is trying to get an arm triangle but Morris is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris controls the position for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fairs scoring with punches from side control.
Morris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fairs connects with a decent elbow.
Morris tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Morris wants to control but Fairs is having none of it.
Fairs dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Morris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fairs looking to control but Morris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairs lands a big elbow.
Fairs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morris is rocked!
Fairs lands a heavy elbow.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can Fairs finish him?
Fairs with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fairs postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Morris badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Fairs around the waist but Fairs pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Fairs is the winner by TKO! Fairs jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rason Fairs!
A less than humble Rason Fairs misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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