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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stretch Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (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 Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stretch Morbid!
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, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morbid shoots in but Joe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morbid gets a clinch.
Morbid lands a nice knee to the body.
Joe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morbid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morbid smiles and moves away.
Stretch Morbid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glass Joe.
Morbid drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Morbid politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Morbid prefers to stall for the moment though.
Joe is looking for a sweep.
Joe throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Joe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries to improve position but can't.
Joe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morbid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morbid shoots for a double leg takedown but Joe sprawls well. He's pushed Morbid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by Morbid.
Morbid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morbid is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morbid counters with a low kick, right behind Joe 's knee.
Morbid clinches.
Morbid tries to pull guard but Joe holds him up against the cage and eventually Morbid drops back down to his feet.
Joe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morbid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morbid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morbid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morbid slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morbid won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
Joe controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morbid's guard.
Joe slips nicely into half guard.
Joe seems to be working for a kimura but Morbid defends the submission attempt.
Joe content to control rather than advance.
Joe is working for a submission of some sort.
Morbid is controlling Joe's trapped leg to prevent Joe from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morbid moves into full guard.
Morbid pulls Joe in close to his closed guard and prevents Joe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morbid keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stretch Morbid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt
and Morbid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morbid breaks from the clinch.
Morbid with a poor takedown
so Joe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morbid keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Morbid controlling the position.
Joe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joe is fighting to break Morbid's control of his arms but Morbid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morbid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morbid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morbid!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Morbid politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Morbid prefers to stall for the moment though.
Morbid has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Joe is trying to control Morbid's posture but Morbid avoids it.
Joe regains half guard.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morbid is thwarting Joe's attempts to control the position.
Morbid slows the pace down in half guard.
Joe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Joe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morbid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morbid's back!
Morbid looking very determined here, making life difficult for Joe.
Morbid needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Morbid tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Morbid is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to push Morbid's head away but Morbid is holding on tight.
Joe seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Morbid is holding on tight.
Morbid is in all sorts of trouble here.
Joe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morbid is looking to escape.
Joe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morbid turns into him and now he's in Joe's guard.
Joe looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morbid has picked Joe up and slammed him! Joe can't keep hold of the triangle and Morbid manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joe is trying to control Morbid's posture but Morbid avoids it.
Joe regains half guard.
Morbid is tying to control. Joe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joe tries to roll over but Morbid keeps him under control.
Joe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Joe looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Glass Joe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Joe looks to clinch
and Morbid counters with a shoot takedown. Joe fights it but they end up in guard.
Joe pushes Morbid off and gets back to his feet.
Morbid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morbid defends it well.
Joe is trying to work for a kimura but Morbid is defending well.
Morbid is looking to improve his position.
Glass Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid is in trouble now - Joe has advanced to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Joe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morbid wants to control but Joe is having none of it.
Morbid avoids a series of strikes thrown by Joe.
Morbid is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morbid wants to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Joe goes for an armbar but Morbid turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Morbid.
Morbid controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joe wants to control the position but Morbid says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Morbid is thwarting Joe's attempts to control the position.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
Joe is looking to get back to full guard here but Morbid has managed to pass to side control instead.
Joe tries to reverse the position but Morbid maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joe is looking to escape.
Joe throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Morbid has a good base and remains in mount.
Joe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Joe moves into full guard.
Joe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joe avoids the attempt from Morbid to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morbid taking shots to the head.
Joe wants to control the pace but Morbid is squirming around nicely.
Joe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morbid manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morbid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morbid sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glass Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joe 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glass Joe!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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