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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Morrison has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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261 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Morrison!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreanu moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Negreanu is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Negreanu.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Negreanu.
Daniel Negreanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Negreanu which made him look bad.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Morrison.
Negreanu closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Negreanu is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Morrison can't fight it off and eventually Negreanu manages to take the fight to the floor. Morrison looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Negreanu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Negreanu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morrison is proving hard to escape from.
Morrison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Negreanu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Negreanu is breathing heavily.
Morrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Negreanu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Morrison looking to finish Negreanu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Negreanu!
Negreanu is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison working Negreanu over with strikes here.
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Negreanu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Negreanu hang on?
Morrison landing punches.
Negreanu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Negreanu looks a forlorn figure.
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Negreanu is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Negreanu looks a forlorn figure.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Negreanu hang on?
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Negreanu?
Negreanu tries to lock up and control but Morrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Negreanu?
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morrison cracks Negreanu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Negreanu is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Negreanu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrison lands a big shot there that rocks Negreanu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Negreanu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrison avoids the attempt from Negreanu to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu tries to lock up and control but Morrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Negreanu is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrison looking to finish Negreanu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Negreanu!
Negreanu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Morrison cracks Negreanu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Negreanu is looking to escape.
Negreanu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Morrison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Negreanu tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Negreanu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morrison tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Negreanu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison lands a nice forearm strike.
Morrison moves into full mount!
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Negreanu is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throwing strikes here but Negreanu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morrison misses with a head shot.
Negreanu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Negreanu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Negreanu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ian Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Negreanu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Negreanu wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morrison landing strikes, looking to finish!
Negreanu is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrison cracks Negreanu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Negreanu?
Morrison looking to finish Negreanu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Negreanu!
Negreanu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Negreanu just holding on.
Negreanu wants to control but Morrison is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Negreanu tries to lock up and control but Morrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Negreanu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
Morrison landing shots from mount.
Morrison is landing with some decent strikes but Negreanu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Negreanu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morrison with good strikes from the mount here!
Negreanu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Negreanu wants to control but Morrison is having none of it.
Negreanu is trying to stand.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Negreanu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison with good strikes from the mount here!
Negreanu wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Negreanu?
Negreanu tries to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Negreanu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Negreanu is looking to escape.
Negreanu tries to buck Morrison off but he can't manage it.
Morrison with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Negreanu is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Negreanu tries to clinch up.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Negreanu fails with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Morrison scoring with punches and elbows.
Morrison lands a nice forearm strike.
Morrison advances to mount.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Morrison landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Negreanu is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison with shots to the head and body - Negreanu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morrison punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Negreanu looks a forlorn figure.
Morrison throws some wild stikes that Negreanu manages to avoid easily.
Negreanu tries to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
The referee warns Negreanu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrison avoids the attempt from Negreanu to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
Morrison breaks from Negreanu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morrison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Negreanu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Negreanu hang on?
Morrison looking to finish Negreanu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Negreanu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Morrison scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morrison unloading with bombs!
Negreanu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Negreanu is looking to get to half guard.
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Negreanu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison with shots to the head and body - Negreanu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison trying to control but Negreanu is having none of it.
Morrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daniel Negreanu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Negreanu wants to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
Negreanu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morrison landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Negreanu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Negreanu really wants to buck Morrison off and get back to his feet.
Morrison breaks from Negreanu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Ian Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
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