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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrow.
Morrow shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
Morrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrow looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.
Josh Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Morrow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morrow misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Morrow tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrow is breathing heavily.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morrow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diaz is looking to escape.
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.
Morrow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morrow working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Morrow frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morrow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Morrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Morrow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morrow raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrow looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
Morrow won't let Diaz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrow scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
Morrow dominating with strikes here.
Morrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morrow looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
Diaz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morrow fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diaz wants to try and get back to his feet.
Morrow landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Morrow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Morrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Morrow finish him?
Morrow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrow landing shots from mount.
Morrow content just to control the position here.
Morrow is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Diaz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Diaz shrugs it off.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Morrow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Morrow lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morrow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morrow is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Morrow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow controlling from the full mount.
Morrow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morrow looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morrow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morrow lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Morrow connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morrow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morrow looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Morrow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz scores with a one two! Morrow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrow throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrow shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Morrow swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrow decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stands up from Morrow's guard - Diaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a right hand that Morrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrow also avoids with ease.
Morrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Morrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Josh Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Josh Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz wants to break free but Morrow has control.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morrow throws an elbow but misses.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrow advances to half guard.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Morrow is controlling him
Morrow trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Morrow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morrow seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Morrow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clarence Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to kick Morrow off but Morrow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morrow is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Morrow dominating with strikes here.
Morrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz really wants to buck Morrow off and get back to his feet.
Morrow with good strikes from the mount here!
Morrow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that Diaz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Morrow tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Morrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morrow is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diaz is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow with the ground and pound from mount.
Morrow lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz bucks Morrow off and manages to get back to his feet!
A punch combination from Morrow misses.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz thumps Morrow with a low kick.
Morrow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarence Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Morrow misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Morrow wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Morrow.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Morrow dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Morrow throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morrow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Diaz throws a combination. Morrow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morrow throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz gets caught napping as Morrow dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz wants to stand but Morrow is controlling the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Morrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morrow stands up from Diaz's guard - Morrow perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Morrow swinging wildly here.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Morrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrow dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Morrow's head and hops out.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrow misses with a head kick.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Morrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Morrow. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Morrow pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morrow eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrow misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrow is in Diaz's guard.
Diaz wants to stand but Morrow is controlling the position.
Morrow landing some decent shots from guard.
Morrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morrow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Morrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrow is stalling in the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow stops Diaz from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrow lands a nice short elbow.
Morrow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morrow wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrow escapes and gets back to his feet.
Diaz tries to clinch but Morrow is having none of it.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Josh Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrow misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrow is in Diaz's guard.
Morrow gets to his feet - Diaz follows without any prompting.
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Morrow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Morrow!
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