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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kameron Yates (ranked 2721 p4p, 2719 weight class) and Nikhil Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kameron Yates could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikhil Morrison's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kameron Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikhil Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Yates sprawls well.
Morrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morrison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yates pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kameron Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikhil Morrison.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Yates is controlling the position.
Morrison is stalling here.
Morrison gets underhooks to prevent Yates's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates breaks the clinch.
Morrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yates defends it nicely.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates tries to pull guard but Morrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yates tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morrison smiles and moves away.
Yates could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yates lands with a hook. Morrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morrison leaves Yates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison moves into the clinch successfully.
Yates stops a takedown attempt from Morrison.
Yates is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yates pushes Morrison off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yates counters with a nice leg kick.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yates has Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morrison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yates is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morrison stalls.
Morrison is trying to drag Yates to the mat but Yates just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yates pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yates misses with a takedown
and Morrison counters with a big head kick but Yates shrugs it off.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Yates shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.
Yates ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yates no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yates wants to sweep but no luck.
Yates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yates 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.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Yates is adopting a defensive guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kameron Yates dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yates looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Yates circles away.
Morrison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yates is trying to defend but Morrison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison wants to control but Yates is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison prevents Yates from improving his position.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Yates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is pressing down on Yates's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yates is holding on for now.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Yates slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Yates is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yates is working away from the top position though.
Yates working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yates controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yates pulls his head out easily.
Kameron Yates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yates's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yates's back!
Yates staying busy and making it hard for Morrison to control.
Morrison throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Morrison is not going to allow Yates to sit and survive in this position.
Yates is trying to stand back up.
Morrison tries to get the hooks in deep but Yates pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morrison.
Yates is trying to break free.
Yates is working hard here to advance position.
Yates trying to get back to his feet but Morrison is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison avoiding Yates 's attempts to control his hands.
Yates covering up well under a series of strikes from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikhil Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morrison moves into the clinch.
Yates tries to score a body lock takedown but Morrison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morrison tries to pull guard but Yates forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yates walks away with a smile on his face. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yates did well to prevent Morrison getting side control.
Morrison wants to take a breather but Yates is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates trying to control here.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Yates is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates manages to get to full guard.
Yates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yates 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morrison duly obliges.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrison.
Kameron Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikhil Morrison.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yates tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yates to the ground. Yates escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morrison misses with a takedown
and Yates counters with a series of strikes. Morrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Morrison tries to counter it with a takedown but Yates pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yates tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yates to the ground. Yates escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yates throws a front kick that sends Morrison stumbling back into the cage.
Yates rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yates has him pressed against the cage.
Yates manages to break the clinch.
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yates avoids it really well and circles away.
Yates displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
Morrison shoots in and drives through. Yates sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yates as he avoids it easily.
Kameron Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Morrison can't get the takedown.
Yates is trying to drag Morrison to the mat but Morrison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yates has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morrison uses from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morrison manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yates has Morrison in his guard.
Nikhil Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kameron Yates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yates pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kameron Yates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Kameron Yates!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Kameron Yates!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Kameron Yates!
Kameron Yates wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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