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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tresean Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tresean Austin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Austin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Austin with a poor takedown
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregory Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tresean Austin.
Austin tries to clinch up
and Morris counters with a right hand to the body.
Austin has Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
Morris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
Austin goes for a takedown attempt but Morris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Austin.
Austin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morris tries to avoid it but Austin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morris to the ground. Morris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morris throws a big counter combination but Austin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morris shoots in but no luck this time.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Austin looks to move away, Morris throws a big counter combo but Austin just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Austin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morris stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Austin to get to his feet.
Tresean Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morris.
Morris darts in looking for a takedown but Austin gets double underhooks and turns Morris into the cage.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin looks winded!
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Austin on that attempt.
Morris dives in and grabs Austin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to clinch up.
Austin dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Austin's head and hops out.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Austin tries for a takedown but Morris circles away easily
so Morris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Austin trying to control the position.
Morris stands and steps away. Austin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin darts in looking for a takedown but Morris gets double underhooks and turns Austin into the cage.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
Austin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morris forces Austin back against the cage and clinches.
Morris stalling.
Morris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
Morris jumps into guard, dragging Austin to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Morris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Austin counters by clinching up.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Morris.
Austin tries to score a body lock takedown but Morris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morris tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws a head kick that half lands.
Austin rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Austin lands a left hand.
Morris taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants a takedown but no success here.
Morris tries to score a body lock takedown but Austin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Austin manages to pull guard.
Austin wants to sweep here but Morris controlling him for the moment.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Morris has gone for a leg lock! Austin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morris's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morris!
Austin struggling a bit here.
Morris decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Morris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morris wants it to stay on the feet.
Gregory Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tresean Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morris pushes Austin up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Austin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morris counters with a left and a right that stings Austin.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense.
Morris attempts a counter takedown but Austin avoids it well and moves away.
Morris works Austin's body with a nice hook.
Austin fails with the takedown.
Gregory Morris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morris has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Morris slaps away a takedown attempt from Austin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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 Gregory Morris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregory Morris's cut.
That's time! Morris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morris goes for a double leg but Austin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Austin continues to drive forward.
Morris shoots in but Austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Austin throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Austin has his takedown stuffed
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris feints and as Austin raises his hands in defense, Morris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Austin wants to get back to his feet but Morris passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin trying to control but Morris postures up.
Gregory Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Austin is looking to improve his position.
Morris is trying to control. Austin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Austin tries to roll over but Morris keeps him under control.
Austin manages to get to full guard.
Morris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking to stand up but Austin won't let him.
Austin working for a triangle but Morris defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to stand but Austin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Austin looking for a sweep. Not yet Austin, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Austin is looking to clinch.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown but Austin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morris.
Austin goes for a double leg but Morris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morris continues to drive forward.
Austin pushes Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Morris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Austin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Austin sprawls well. Austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Tresean Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Austin misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tresean Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morris 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Morris!
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