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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Travis Tyson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
Morris tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Tyson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morris tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Morris jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Morris around his waist. Morris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyson is working Morris over against the cage.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson rushes Morris and presses him up against the cage.
Tyson cracks Morris with a nice body shot.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses.
Tyson works on Morris's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morris, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
Morris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Travis Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Morris.
Tyson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson clinches up with Morris and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson prevents Morris from breaking the clinch.
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson prevents the takedown attempt.
Morris wants a takedown but no success here.
Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Morris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tyson.
Morris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Morris moved away.
Tyson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tyson pushes Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Morris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Morris in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Tyson.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Morris tries to pull guard but Tyson won't allow it.
Morris is trying to break free.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Sammy Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Morris tries to pull guard but Tyson holds him up against the cage and eventually Morris drops back down to his feet.
Morris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tyson leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Tyson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyson clinches up with Morris and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson stalling the fight.
Tyson pushes Morris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson has managed to clinch.
Tyson stalling in the clinch.
Morris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tyson uses from the top position.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morris is proving hard to escape from.
Morris working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tyson has passed into half guard!
Morris is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.
Morris isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tyson stacks Morris on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tyson!
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyson's best efforts.
Morris is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.
Tyson tries to stand and escape but Morris is controlling the position.
Morris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tyson tries to stand but Morris is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Morris had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tyson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Morris Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tyson's back instead.
Tyson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Morris gets his way!
Morris working for a choke but Tyson reverses nicely into Morris 's guard.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Morris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morris has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tyson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Morris has tightened it up now! Tyson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sammy Morris!
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FIGHT
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