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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalac has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. Alen Zalac will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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261 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 Las Vegas, Ian Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalac tries for a takedown but Morrison circles away easily
and Zalac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zalac napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zalac takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morrison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morrison passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zalac!
Morrison landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zalac's face.
Morrison landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Morrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morrison looking to finish Zalac with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zalac!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac tries to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
Zalac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Zalac looks gassed!
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zalac is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
The referee warns Zalac that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrison working Zalac over with strikes here.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Zalac is in trouble!
Zalac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scoring with strikes but Zalac is staying in there.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Morrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Zalac is in trouble!
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zalac hang on?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Zalac that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the head.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Morrison scoring with strikes but Zalac is staying in there.
Morrison landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zalac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount.
Zalac wants to control but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison scoring with strikes but Zalac is staying in there.
Morrison working Zalac over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zalac can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zalac?
Morrison lands a nice shot to the head.
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison with the ground and pound from mount.
Morrison looking to finish Zalac with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zalac!
Zalac is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morrison cracks Zalac with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zalac shoots and misses
and Morrison counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zalac!
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morrison scoring with strikes but Zalac is staying in there.
Zalac really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zalac can do to turn this around?
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zalac can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morrison scoring with strikes but Zalac is staying in there.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Morrison working Zalac over with strikes here.
Morrison landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Zalac is in trouble!
Morrison cracks Zalac with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison working the ground and pound effectively.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zalac is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two 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 cracks Zalac with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morrison unloading with bombs!
Morrison breaks from Zalac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morrison with shots to the head and body - Zalac looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Zalac is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.
Morrison cracks Zalac with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Zalac regains half guard.
Morrison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Morrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Zalac avoids a strike by Morrison and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Morrison's guard! Fantastic escape!
Zalac wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Zalac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four 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 manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morrison landing punches.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
Morrison breaks from Zalac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ian Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zalac?
Morrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zalac looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zalac is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zalac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Morrison dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Zalac.
Zalac scores with a punch to the head.
Zalac fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zalac with a poor takedown
so Morrison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison passes into half guard.
Morrison wants to pass to mount but Zalac is defending the position.
Zalac is in trouble now - Morrison has advanced to mount!
Zalac is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a big shot there that rocks Zalac but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zalac can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zalac is trying to stand.
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zalac's face.
Morrison scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
Zalac is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrison with the ground and pound from mount.
Morrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zalac sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morrison moves nicely into side control.
Zalac is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morrison tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zalac's legs.
Morrison working the head with strikes.
Zalac takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zalac to see if he's OK.
Morrison has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zalac!
Morrison landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Zalac is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrison scoring with strikes but Zalac is staying in there.
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
Zalac tries to hold on but Morrison pushes him away.
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking to control but Zalac is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zalac is in a horrible position here. Morrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zalac hang on?
Zalac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zalac in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison lands a big elbow.
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alen Zalac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Zalac is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ian Morrison!
Ian Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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