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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emmitt Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roderick Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emmitt Morrison!
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, Roderick Stone!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like Stone is going to stand back up.
Stone is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Stone trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Morrison manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Stone trying to control the position.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Morrison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Morrison stacks Stone 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 Morrison!
Morrison tries to stand but Stone is controlling his head.
Morrison scores with punches from side control.
Morrison wants to stand but Stone is controlling his arm.
Morrison in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stone tries to bench press Morrison off him but Morrison keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone holding on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morrison.
Stone looks winded!
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Morrison has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Morrison.
Morrison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morrison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morrison is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Emmitt Morrison just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morrison circles away.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrison.
Emmitt Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roderick Stone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison wanted to stand there but Stone had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmitt Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrison is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Morrison circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison scores with a kick to the body.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stone showed some decent athleticism there.
Morrison wants to control but Stone is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone fails with the takedown
so Morrison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stone is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Stone has an active guard here but Morrison has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrison stalling.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison wants to stand up but Stone has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Morrison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Emmitt Morrison just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
Emmitt Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roderick Stone.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmitt Morrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrison is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Morrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Morrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morrison pulls guard.
Morrison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison pushes Stone off and gets back to his feet.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Morrison moves into the clinch.
Emmitt Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roderick Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pulls guard successfully.
Morrison looking to control.
Morrison pulls Stone in close to his closed guard and prevents Stone from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stone gets control of Morrison's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stone is proving hard to escape from.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emmitt Morrison.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrison is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmitt Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmitt Morrison!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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