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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cason Newton (ranked 4379 p4p, 4571 weight class) and Phillip Morningstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cason Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Morningstar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morningstar tries to avoid it but Newton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morningstar to the ground. Morningstar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Newton slips a straight right by Morningstar.
Newton clinches up against the cage.
Newton gets through Morningstar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morningstar has had enough of the clinch but Newton keeps him there for the moment.
Morningstar looking for a takedown.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morningstar.
Newton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morningstar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cason Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton lands an elbow inside that Morningstar shrugs off.
Newton cracks Morningstar with a nice body shot.
Newton scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton tries to pull guard but Morningstar won't allow it.
Newton manages to pull guard.
Newton 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.
Newton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Newton tries to get out of the position.
Newton is working an open guard so Morningstar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morningstar lands a head shot.
It looks like Cason Newton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton moves into range and clinches up with Morningstar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Newton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morningstar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morningstar tries to pull guard but Newton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morningstar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Newton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Come on Newton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Newton jumps into guard, dragging Morningstar to the mat.
Morningstar trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Morningstar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Morningstar connects with a crisp jab.
Newton blocks a head kick by Morningstar.
Morningstar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morningstar looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Morningstar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton forces Morningstar back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton avoiding damage as Morningstar throws knees to the body.
Morningstar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morningstar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morningstar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morningstar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Newton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton slips a straight right by Morningstar.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morningstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morningstar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morningstar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Newton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton closes the distance and pushes Morningstar back into the cage.
Newton is looking for a takedown.
Newton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morningstar sprawls well. Morningstar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Newton gets slowly back to his feet.
Morningstar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newton wants to clinch.
Morningstar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Newton blocks it well.
Morningstar throws a push kick but Newton slaps the foot to one side.
Morningstar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newton doesn't seem bothered though.
Morningstar misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Newton misses the target.
Newton clinches up against the cage.
Newton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newton manages to break the clinch.
Phillip Morningstar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton doesn't manage to clinch there - Morningstar circles away.
Morningstar throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Newton blocks the leg kick.
Morningstar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morningstar tries to keep at a distance but Newton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morningstar tries to pull guard but Newton won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton gets through Morningstar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morningstar throws a head punch that misses.
Morningstar is trying to force a seperation but Newton has the dominant position.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morningstar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morningstar trying to control the position but instead, Newton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morningstar into the cage.
Morningstar tries to stall but Newton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morningstar is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Newton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Morningstar backwards.
Morningstar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Newton walks away with a smile on his face. Morningstar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Newton both land. Nice combination.
Newton cracks Morningstar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Newton tries to clinch there but Morningstar circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cason Newton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cason Newton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Morningstar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Newton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morningstar, pushing him back against the cage.
Morningstar tries to break the clinch but Newton is controlling the position.
Newton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morningstar up against the cage.
Morningstar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Newton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Newton.
Newton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morningstar prevents it.
Morningstar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Morningstar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Newton wants to control but Morningstar is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morningstar manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Nice uppercut there from Morningstar.
Newton has Morningstar up against the cage in a clinch.
Morningstar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morningstar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Cason Newton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Newton goes for a takedown attempt but Morningstar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cason Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morningstar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morningstar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Phillip Morningstar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morningstar stuffs the takedown attempt from Newton. Newton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cason Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton forces Morningstar back against the cage and clinches.
Morningstar tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Morningstar back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar tries to pull guard but Newton won't allow it.
Newton lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton blocks a body shot from Morningstar.
Morningstar missing with knees to the body.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morningstar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton stalling against the cage.
Morningstar trying to control the position but instead, Newton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morningstar into the cage.
Newton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morningstar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morningstar cracks Newton with a good jab.
Morningstar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Morningstar throws a head kick but Newton moves out of range.
Crunch! Morningstar slams his shin into Newton's torso.
Newton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Newton clinches up with Morningstar and pushes him back against the cage.
Morningstar jumps guard but Newton stands there with Morningstar around his waist. Morningstar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morningstar tries to pull guard but Newton won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Newton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Newton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Newton avoiding damage as Morningstar throws knees to the body.
Newton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton shoots for a double leg takedown but Morningstar sprawls well. He's pushed Newton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Newton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morningstar being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morningstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morningstar. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newton rushes Morningstar and presses him up against the cage.
Newton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morningstar backwards.
Morningstar has had enough of the clinch but Newton keeps him there for the moment.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morningstar can do to turn this around?
Newton jumps guard but Morningstar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Newton breaks from the clinch.
Morningstar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Morningstar.
Newton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morningstar tries to land a front kick but Newton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morningstar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton tries to clinch but Morningstar moves out of range.
Morningstar keeps the fight on the outside.
Newton is looking to clinch but Morningstar is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phillip Morningstar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cason Newton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morningstar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newton.
Morningstar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morningstar sprawls well. Morningstar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Newton gets slowly back to his feet.
Morningstar lands with a straight right. Newton didn't see that one coming.
Morningstar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Newton backs up against the cage.
Morningstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Morningstar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cason Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morningstar misses with a head kick.
Newton closes the distance and pushes Morningstar back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morningstar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Newton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newton lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morningstar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton pulls Morningstar into guard.
Morningstar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Phillip Morningstar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morningstar landing with the ground and pound.
Newton working for a triangle but Morningstar defends it easily.
Morningstar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morningstar dodges the punch combination from Newton.
Morningstar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar throws a leg kick but Newton checks it.
Morningstar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Morningstar.
Newton tries to clinch up.
No luck for Newton with that takedown attempt.
Morningstar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Newton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morningstar can pounce on him.
Morningstar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morningstar throws a solid leg kick but Newton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morningstar.
Newton clinches up against the cage.
Newton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morningstar blocks it with crossed arms.
Morningstar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Newton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Newton checks a leg kick.
Morningstar misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton moves into the clinch.
Newton looking for a takedown.
Morningstar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Newton smiles and moves away.
Newton moves in looking to clinch but Morningstar pushes him off.
Morningstar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morningstar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Morningstar looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
Morningstar looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
Newton is looking to clinch but Morningstar is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Newton.
Some wild striking there from Morningstar.
Morningstar is looking to score with low kicks.
Morningstar misses with a low kick.
Newton moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Newton.
Newton goes for a double leg but Morningstar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morningstar continues to drive forward.
Morningstar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Newton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morningstar is trying to push Newton away but Newton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Newton jumps guard and drags Morningstar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton is looking to stand up but Morningstar isn't so interested in that idea.
Newton wants to sweep here but Morningstar controlling him for the moment.
Morningstar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Newton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morningstar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morningstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morningstar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newton.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phillip Morningstar.
I think Morningstar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phillip Morningstar!
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