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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loyd Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atif Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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278 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Loyd Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atif Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morris quickly recovers to half guard.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Muhammad has control of the leg.
Morris really is a fat lump.
Muhammad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Muhammad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Muhammad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Muhammad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morris trying to hold on to Muhammad's head to control him but Muhammad postures up.
Muhammad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Muhammad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Muhammad prevents Morris from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris is concentrating on defense, preventing Muhammad from advancing position.
Morris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morris trying to keep a closed guard but Muhammad is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muhammad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muhammad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morris looking to control.
Muhammad trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Muhammad throws an elbow that misses. Morris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muhammad's guard. Nice move by Morris!
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.
Muhammad wants to improve his position but instead Morris has moved into half guard.
Morris throwing shots but Muhammad is blocking nicely.
Morris looks to land a strike but Muhammad avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muhammad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muhammad keeps trying to improve his position.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris stands and steps away. Muhammad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Muhammad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morris is trying to defend but Muhammad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morris defends it well.
Muhammad looks winded!
Muhammad looks to land a strike but Morris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Muhammad is in close to Morris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muhammad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muhammad trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morris's guard.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
Muhammad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad wants to stand but Morris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muhammad postures up.
Muhammad is in close to Morris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muhammad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morris trying to control the position.
Muhammad trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muhammad preventing the sweep.
Morris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Muhammad is aware though and is defending well.
Morris is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atif Muhammad dominated that 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Muhammad, which made it look bad.
Muhammad lands a head shot.
Muhammad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Muhammad lands in his opponent's guard.
Muhammad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris working for a triangle but Muhammad defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad cracks Morris with a solid left hand.
Muhammad cracks Morris with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morris holds on and takes a little breather.
Muhammad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muhammad is one step ahead there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Muhammad. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Morris keeping full guard, as Muhammad tries to pass.
Muhammad cracks Morris with a solid left hand.
Muhammad working some strikes from top position.
Morris trying to keep a closed guard but Muhammad is proving a slippery customer.
Morris striking off his back but it's not causing Muhammad any problems.
Muhammad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Muhammad distracts Morris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris pulls Muhammad in close to his closed guard and prevents Muhammad from doing any damage or advancing position.
Muhammad wanted to stand there but Morris had control of the position.
Muhammad won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Morris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muhammad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muhammad kicks Morris off and gets back to his feet.
Muhammad misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muhammad throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris feinted with a counter takedown.
Morris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Muhammad counters with a three punch combo that has Morris backing up. Morris nods at Muhammad to acknowledge the strikes.
Atif Muhammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhammad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A right-left combo lands from Muhammad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
Muhammad dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Muhammad's head and hops out.
Loyd Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atif Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a head kick.
Morris takes a swing at Muhammad's ribcage but misses.
Morris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Muhammad did well to prevent Morris getting side control.
Muhammad kicks off Morris and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhammad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris feinted with a counter takedown.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atif Muhammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Morris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Muhammad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muhammad has him pressed against the cage.
Muhammad breaks the clinch.
Muhammad fails to land the takedown.
Morris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morris, pushing him back against the cage.
Muhammad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morris prevents it.
Loyd Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atif Muhammad.
Muhammad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Morris fails to land.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Morris.
Muhammad breaks the clinch.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Atif Muhammad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muhammad dives in for a single leg takedown but Morris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Muhammad checks a leg kick nicely.
Muhammad gets caught flat footed, as Morris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris postures up in Muhammad's guard and throws a big left but Muhammad blocks it.
Morris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morris is in close to Muhammad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Morris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morris is looking to work some ground and pound but Muhammad has wrist control.
Morris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad misses with a head kick.
Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Muhammad is wriggling around but Morris manages to pass to half guard.
Muhammad misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morris throwing shots but Muhammad is blocking nicely.
Muhammad is defending against the submission attempts here by Morris.
Morris stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Muhammad moves out of range easily.
Muhammad fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Muhammad, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morris closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loyd Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Muhammad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atif Muhammad!
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energy
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RATING
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