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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Masters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trent Morgan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Masters.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Masters misses with a wild combination.
Masters swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan has managed to clinch.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Masters's ribcage.
Masters is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masters gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Masters won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Morgan slams his shin into Masters's torso.
Masters stuffs the takedown.
Morgan pushes Masters up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Masters takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan working Masters over with knees to the body.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Masters shrugs off.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Masters up against the cage.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan working Masters over with knees to the body.
Morgan successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masters wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
Masters cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Masters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Masters isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morgan.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morgan pulls guard effortlessly.
Masters won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan wants to stand up but Masters is controlling him.
Masters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masters throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Masters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masters's face.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masters scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
Morgan tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Morgan tries to land a body kick
and Masters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters has a closed guard, preventing Morgan from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masters is on top in guard.
Masters wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan controlling Masters's posture.
Masters thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Masters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan closes the distance and pushes Masters back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masters's defenses.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ken Masters has been cut.
Morgan presses Masters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Masters 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
Masters takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Masters shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan pushes Masters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Masters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan working Masters over with knees to the body.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Masters fails to pull guard.
Masters has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Masters shrugs off.
Trent Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Masters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Masters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masters avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Masters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Masters clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Masters breaks Morgan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Morgan controls Masters momentarily but Masters frees himself.
Masters landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Masters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan lands a jab.
Masters misses with a takedown
and Morgan moves into the clinch.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masters tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Masters back against the cage.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan has Masters pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morgan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Masters tumbling to the mat - Morgan dives into Masters's guard.
Morgan postures up in Masters's guard and throws a big left but Masters blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to move into half guard but instead Masters has managed to sweep!
Morgan working for a triangle but Masters defends it easily.
Masters is stalling in the full guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Masters controlling him for the moment.
Masters has gone for a leg lock! Morgan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Masters's guard.
Trent Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masters strikes from his own guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Masters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masters is keeping the position for now.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Masters 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.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Masters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Masters tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Masters goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Masters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan forces Masters back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan digs a right hand underneath Masters's ribcage. Masters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Ken Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Morgan!
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