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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Adler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Adler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Adler.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Adler shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adler takes the fight into the clinch.
Adler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Adler is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan takes an elbow to the temple.
Adler presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adler breaks from the clinch.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adler 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.
Adler tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adler but Adler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adler as he avoids it easily.
Charlie Adler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Morgan.
Adler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan rushes Adler and presses him up against the cage.
Adler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Adler has the dominant position.
Adler is stalling here.
Adler throws an elbow that misses.
Morgan is working for takedown but Adler is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adler.
Adler lands an elbow inside.
Adler breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adler checks a low kick from Morgan.
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Adler.
A shot in the inside from Adler.
Adler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Adler.
Adler crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morgan letting Adler take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Adler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adler misses with a body punch.
Adler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charlie Adler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adler rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adler ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adler wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morgan trying to control but Adler is working from the bottom.
Adler looking to control.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adler's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adler tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adler shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adler tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Adler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Adler tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan rushes Adler and presses him up against the cage.
Adler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morgan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Adler is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Adler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adler moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adler drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Morgan avoiding damage as Adler throws knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Adler has him pressed against the cage.
Adler stops a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Adler misses with a body punch.
Morgan jumps guard but Adler stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adler is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adler has his back to the cage.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adler after a bit of a struggle.
Charlie Adler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Morgan.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Adler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Adler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adler shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Charlie Adler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Adler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adler defends it nicely.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adler sprawls well. Adler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan instigates a clinch.
Adler with a knee to the head.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adler manages to break the clinch.
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adler stalling in the clinch.
Adler wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Morgan tries to break free but Adler pushes him back against the cage.
Adler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Adler.
Adler lands a damaging elbow.
Adler throws an elbow but it misses.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Charlie Adler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adler tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Adler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morgan smiles and moves away.
Adler stuffs the takedown.
Adler tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Adler avoids them all with ease.
Adler fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyler Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Adler is looking to clinch.
Morgan forces Adler back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Adler gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
Adler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morgan is working for takedown but Adler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adler looking for a takedown.
Adler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Adler persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adler swivels and escapes.
Adler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Adler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Adler tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Adler is looking to clinch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Adler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adler lands a knee to the head.
Adler misses with some punches.
Adler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adler tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Tyler Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adler fails with a takedown attempt.
Adler tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adler tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adler to the ground. Adler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adler shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adler.
Adler jumps into guard, dragging Morgan to the mat.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan gets to his feet - Adler follows without any prompting.
Adler leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Adler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adler's waist but Adler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Adler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Adler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adler tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adler forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Adler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Adler has him pressed against the cage.
Adler throws an elbow that misses.
Adler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Adler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Adler keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Adler breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Adler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adler 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Adler!
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