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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Assasains. 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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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Williams!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Morgan both land. Nice combination.
Morgan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
Williams is looking to sweep but instead, Morgan has passed into half guard.
Williams wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morgan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morgan wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Williams trying to get back to full guard but Morgan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Williams tries to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.
Morgan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morgan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Williams to stand up.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams 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.
Williams wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morgan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams wants to control but Morgan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Williams throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan is holding on to half guard well.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Williams misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Morgan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Mason Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morgan!
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan?
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Williams trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morgan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Williams looking to secure an arm triangle but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Morgan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams working Morgan over with strikes here.
Mason Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Williams connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams has hold of Morgan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morgan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Williams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Morgan regains guard.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Williams passes into side control.
Morgan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Williams cracks Morgan with a big right hand but Morgan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Williams decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morgan tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morgan swinging wilding here.
Williams tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Mason Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Williams.
Williams tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams trying to control the position.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Morgan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morgan tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morgan tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan?
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mason Morgan.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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