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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tye Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lights Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Clayton!
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, Tye Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Clayton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clayton slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Clayton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clayton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clayton shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Clayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan feints and then cracks Clayton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clayton down.
Clayton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morgan wants to control but Clayton is having none of it.
Morgan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clayton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Clayton prevents Morgan from getting the reversal.
Clayton landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to hold on but Clayton pushes him away.
Clayton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgan looks a forlorn figure.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan wants to control but Clayton is having none of it.
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton looking to finish Morgan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morgan!
Clayton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morgan looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Morgan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clayton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Clayton breaks from Morgan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clayton lands a nice shot to the head.
Morgan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Clayton. What's that going to do exactly?
Clayton looking to finish Morgan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morgan!
Clayton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clayton landing shots from mount.
Clayton landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clayton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clayton landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble!
Morgan is in a horrible position here. Clayton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clayton lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clayton landing strikes from the mount.
Morgan tries to hold on but Clayton postures up.
Clayton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Clayton lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clayton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Clayton is landing with some decent strikes but Morgan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clayton with shots to the head and body - Morgan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Clayton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clayton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clayton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morgan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clayton is landing with some decent strikes but Morgan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton working Morgan over with strikes here.
Clayton 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.
Clayton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Clayton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clayton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clayton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morgan moves into the clinch.
Clayton jumps into guard, dragging Morgan to the mat.
Morgan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Clayton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clayton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Clayton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Clayton blocks nicely.
Morgan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Clayton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clayton working a defensive guard here.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Clayton has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Clayton circles away.
Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Clayton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clayton preventing the sweep.
Clayton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clayton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clayton.
Clayton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clayton throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Clayton works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morgan holds on and takes a little breather.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clayton with a poor takedown
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clayton smiles and moves away.
Clayton shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Clayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Clayton wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clayton keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Clayton will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clayton circles away.
Clayton moves out of range of the body kick.
Tye Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a nice body kick.
Clayton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morgan clinches.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clayton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Tommy Clayton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tye Morgan.
Clayton gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Clayton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clayton looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Clayton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Clayton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Clayton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clayton working the strikes but Morgan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Clayton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clayton.
Morgan has hold of Clayton's hands but Clayton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clayton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan is looking to control Clayton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clayton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clayton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clayton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan has his hands clasped together around Clayton's back. He's all about the action.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clayton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Clayton with that takedown attempt.
Morgan clinches.
Clayton tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Clayton drops back down to his feet.
Clayton is trying to drag Morgan to the mat but Morgan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clayton tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Clayton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tommy Clayton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clayton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Tye Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clayton working the head and body with strikes.
Clayton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clayton passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Clayton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clayton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Clayton!
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