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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosh Joscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrow comes to the cage accompanied by Straylight Run - Hands In The Sky. The key to victory for Clay Morrow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kosh Joscheck!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow lands a jab.
It looks like Kosh Joscheck has been cut.
Morrow throws a jab when Joscheck was well out of range.
Joscheck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrow.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Morrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joscheck.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrow lands with a straight right. Joscheck didn't see that one coming.
Morrow tests Joscheck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joscheck looks gassed!
Morrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Kosh Joscheck's cut even more.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Joscheck ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joscheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
Morrow lands a left and a right that sends Joscheck crashing to the canvas! Morrow dives into mount looking to finish!
Joscheck is rocked!
Joscheck is wriggling around trying to escape.
Joscheck is still in real trouble! Can Morrow finish him?
Morrow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joscheck seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrow trying to control but Joscheck is having none of it.
Morrow looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Joscheck really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Joscheck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrow throws a jab when Joscheck was well out of range.
Morrow takes a swing at Joscheck's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrow as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow throws the left hand but Joscheck avoids the punch easily.
Morrow throws a shot to the body.
Joscheck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The cut above Kosh Joscheck's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jab from Morrow.
Morrow throws a body punch but Joscheck moves out of range.
Morrow scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joscheck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Morrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrow.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Joscheck ducks down to avoid it.
Morrow scores with a body shot.
Morrow takes a swing at Joscheck's ribcage but misses.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Joscheck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrow misses the jab.
Joscheck slips under a jab from Morrow.
Morrow lands a right hook to the body.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Joscheck's shoulder, as Joscheck tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Joscheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joscheck was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrow.
Morrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joscheck moves away.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joscheck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow throws the left hand but Joscheck avoids the punch easily.
Joscheck shoots in and drives through. Morrow sprawls well.
Clay Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joscheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrow.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Morrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kosh Joscheck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Joscheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joscheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clay Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Joscheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrow.
The fighters circling - Morrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrow misses with a straight left.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrow lands with a straight right. Joscheck didn't see that one coming.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joscheck scores with a takedown into Morrow's guard.
Joscheck tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrow is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow pushes Joscheck off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joscheck circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joscheck shoots in and bounces Morrow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Joscheck won't allow Morrow to get back to his feet.
Joscheck throwing strikes from guard but Morrow blocks nicely.
Morrow manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Joscheck slips under a jab from Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joscheck shoots in for a takedown but Morrow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clay Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joscheck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Joscheck slips under a jab.
Morrow clobbers Joscheck with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joscheck slips a jab from Morrow.
Joscheck ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow lands with a shot to the body.
Morrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrow stuns Joscheck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joscheck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Kosh Joscheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joscheck moves out of range as Morrow strikes.
Morrow swinging wildly here.
Joscheck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morrow sprawls well initially but Joscheck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joscheck stops Morrow from getting back to his feet.
Joscheck drops an elbow to the side of Morrow's head.
Morrow kicks Joscheck off and gets back to his feet.
Joscheck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joscheck shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrow tries to sprawl out of it but Joscheck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joscheck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a shot from downtown. Joscheck moves away and avoids it.
Joscheck tries for a takedown but Morrow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clay Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Joscheck.
Joscheck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Joscheck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joscheck ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joscheck on the side of the head.
Morrow misses with a hook. Joscheck ducked under it nicely.
Morrow throws a body punch but Joscheck moves out of range.
Joscheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Joscheck takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clay Morrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kosh Joscheck's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Joscheck slips a straight right by Morrow.
Morrow throws a shot from downtown. Joscheck moves away and avoids it.
Joscheck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joscheck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joscheck slips under a jab.
Morrow cracks Joscheck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Joscheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joscheck.
Joscheck dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joscheck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joscheck slips under a jab from Morrow.
Joscheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
Joscheck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joscheck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrow's waist but Morrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joscheck off to one side.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joscheck.
Morrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joscheck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kosh Joscheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Joscheck avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Joscheck.
Joscheck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morrow to the mat! Morrow manages to get full guard.
Morrow is looking to stand up but Joscheck isn't so interested in that idea.
Joscheck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joscheck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joscheck throwing strikes from guard but Morrow blocks nicely.
Morrow scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Morrow misses.
Joscheck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Morrow as Joscheck shoots in.
Clay Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Joscheck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrow misses with a looping left.
Morrow scores with a hook.
Joscheck defending well as Morrow loads up on a big left hand.
Joscheck staying out of range there.
Joscheck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrow's waist but Morrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joscheck off to one side.
Morrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Joscheck's shoulder, as Joscheck tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow throws a body punch but Joscheck moves out of range.
Joscheck loads up on a big right hand but Morrow slips the punch.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Joscheck saw that one coming.
Joscheck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Morrow!
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energy
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hype
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