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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Morningstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Claxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morningstar comes to the cage accompanied by Karma Chamelion. Speedy Claxton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gene Morningstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Speedy Claxton!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morningstar ducks under a wild hook from Claxton.
Morningstar moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Claxton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morningstar prevents it.
Claxton pulls guard successfully.
Claxton looking to control.
Morningstar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Claxton looking for a sweep. Not yet Claxton, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morningstar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morningstar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morningstar trying to control but Claxton is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claxton seems keen to control Morningstar's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morningstar preventing the sweep.
Claxton is trying to keep Morningstar in close.
Claxton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morningstar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Claxton trying to control the position.
Claxton 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.
Morningstar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Claxton's head.
Claxton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Claxton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Claxton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morningstar wants to control from the top but Claxton keeps moving.
Claxton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Claxton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Claxton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Claxton is keen to just control but Morningstar is a slippery customer.
Morningstar is trying to stand up here but Claxton is controlling him well.
Claxton trying to pass the guard but Morningstar defending well.
Claxton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morningstar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claxton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morningstar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Claxton on the ground.
Claxton wants to take a breather but Morningstar is having none of it.
Morningstar pushes Claxton off looking to stand but Claxton dives back in and keeps control.
Claxton is trying to control. Morningstar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Claxton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morningstar is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morningstar drives through and clinches with Claxton against the cage.
Morningstar stops a takedown attempt from Claxton.
Claxton tries to pull guard but Morningstar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gene Morningstar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Speedy Claxton.
Claxton wants to take the fight to the mat but Morningstar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morningstar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Claxton regains guard immediately.
Claxton is trying to control the position but Morningstar postures up.
Claxton keeping moving, preventing Morningstar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claxton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morningstar is working Claxton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morningstar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Claxton is trying to control the position but Morningstar postures up.
Morningstar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morningstar throws a big elbow that misses.
Claxton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claxton is pulling down on Morningstar's head to control his posture.
Morningstar is looking to work some ground and pound but Claxton has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Morningstar dominated that round.
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.
Claxton misses with a combination
and Morningstar counters with a takedown into side control.
Claxton is trying to improve his position.
Claxton wants to control but Morningstar postures up.
Morningstar slows the pace down.
Morningstar working the head and body with strikes.
Claxton manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claxton tries to roll over but Morningstar keeps him under control.
Morningstar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Morningstar there.
Morningstar has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claxton trying to control from the bottom.
Morningstar is trying to control the action in half guard but Claxton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Claxton is trying to maintain the position but Morningstar is very close to passing his half guard.
Claxton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Claxton wants to get back to full guard.
Claxton has his hands clasped together around Morningstar's back. He's all about the action.
Morningstar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Claxton trying to control here.
Morningstar throwing shots but Claxton is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are battling for position here. Claxton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morningstar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Claxton is controlling Morningstar's posture.
Gene Morningstar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Claxton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Claxton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Claxton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Claxton postures up in Morningstar's guard and throws a big left but Morningstar blocks it.
Morningstar has momentary wrist control but Claxton slips an elbow through the middle.
Morningstar wants to get back to his feet but Claxton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claxton wants to control from the top but Morningstar keeps moving.
Morningstar wants to stand and escape but Claxton is having none of it.
Claxton with a flurry of punches that miss.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Claxton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morningstar has Claxton up against the cage in a clinch.
Morningstar tries to score a body lock takedown but Claxton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claxton pushes off an throws an elbow but Morningstar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Claxton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Claxton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morningstar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Claxton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morningstar is defending well.
Gene Morningstar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Speedy Claxton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claxton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Claxton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morningstar is defending well.
Claxton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morningstar after a bit of a struggle.
Claxton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morningstar is defending well for now.
Morningstar effectively controlling the action here.
Claxton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Claxton prevents Morningstar from getting back to his feet.
Morningstar can't keep his opponent in guard - Claxton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Claxton is looking for a kimura but Morningstar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Claxton to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morningstar is defending against the submission attempts here by Claxton.
Claxton is looking to take a break and control but Morningstar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Morningstar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morningstar has Claxton up against the cage in a clinch.
Morningstar lands a takedown into guard.
Morningstar throws a big elbow that misses.
Claxton is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Morningstar has his hands clasped together but Claxton extends and breaks Morningstar's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Claxton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Speedy Claxton!
Speedy Claxton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Gene Morningstar spoke after the fight, saying 'I made money to buy some sago green'.
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