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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Morgan (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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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 Sydney, Greg Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Freeman rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freeman with a knee to the head.
It looks like Daniel Morgan has been cut.
Freeman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Freeman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Freeman walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Freeman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Greg Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Morgan.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Freeman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Freeman scores with a knee to the head.
Freeman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan looks gassed!
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Freeman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Freeman prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Freeman holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman with a knee to the head.
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freeman connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Freeman scores with a knee to the head.
Freeman pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Freeman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into Freeman's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman is keeping the position for now.
Morgan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Freeman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morgan has Freeman in his guard.
Morgan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Freeman has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has a hand on Freeman's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Freeman takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Morgan is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Freeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Morgan'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.
Freeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman fails to land the takedown.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Freeman.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Freeman holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greg Freeman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Freeman down to the mat. Freeman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Freeman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
Greg Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Morgan.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Freeman lands a knee to the body.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Freeman working aggressively here.
Freeman lands a knee to the head.
Freeman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Freeman.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
A knee to the head by Freeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman with a knee to the head.
Freeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Freeman can't fight it off and eventually Morgan manages to take the fight to the floor. Freeman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Freeman dives on top into guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Freeman pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan looking to score a takedown here. Freeman is defending well but Morgan drives through and ends up in Freeman's guard.
Morgan has gone for a leg lock! Freeman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morgan's guard.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Morgan wants to hit a switch here but Freeman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morgan there!
Freeman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Freeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Morgan'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!
Morgan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morgan tries to advance to mount but Freeman denies him.
Morgan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Freeman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morgan's guard! Nice work there by Freeman!
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Freeman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freeman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freeman to the mat! Freeman manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Freeman is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Freeman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Freeman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Freeman!
Morgan tries to bench press Freeman off him but Freeman keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his arm.
Morgan tries to buck Freeman off but Freeman is having none of it.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Freeman jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morgan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Freeman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Freeman doesn't defend quickly enough and Morgan has managed to lock this one up! Can Freeman escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Morgan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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