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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dump the Clip. Morrison has chosen Crawling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison rushes Mac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison has Mac pressed against the cage, preventing Mac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Mac controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Mac.
Morrison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrison tries to work over Mac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mac working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mac breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mac manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mac wants to clinch
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mac fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Mac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mac displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tommy Morrison has been cut.
Morrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Morrison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Morrison closes the distance and pushes Mac back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mac.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Mac controls his hands.
Mac prevents a body shot from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison lands a shot to the body.
Morrison tries to work over Mac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Mac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morrison is keeping busy.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Mac swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrison.
Mac stalling in the clinch but Morrison improves position.
Mac blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Mac misses with some punches.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac digs a right hand underneath Morrison's ribcage. Morrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Mac. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Morrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Morrison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mac throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Frank Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mac throws a big shot that misses.
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Mac wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Mac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mac wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mac. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Mac tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrison dodges the punch combination from Mac.
Some wild striking there from Mac.
Mac lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mac.
Morrison misses with a body punch
and Mac counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Mac just leaning against Morrison, taking a breather.
Mac blocking some punches.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Morrison.
Mac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Mac lands with a left to the head.
Mac working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Tommy Morrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mac avoids the elbow strike from Morrison, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mac fails to land.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of Mac's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mac.
Morrison lands a left hand.
Mac blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac's elbow.
Morrison pushes Mac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Mac avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Mac blocking some punches.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mac.
Mac is trying to break the clinch but Morrison has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mac backwards.
Mac can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Mac fails to land.
Mac tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Mac back against the cage.
Mac has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Morrison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Mac.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morrison in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws the left hand but Mac avoids the punch easily.
Mac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from Mac.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrison jabs at Mac's body.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison swings for the body but Mac moves out of range.
Morrison clinches up with Mac and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Mac to work.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Mac blocking some punches.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mac.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
Mac is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrison is leaning against Mac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macs head.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Mac is trying to stall.
Mac blocks an uppercut.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Mac controls the action.
Mac misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mac backwards.
Morrison tries a body shot but Mac blocks it.
Mac tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Mac back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Mac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrison or not.
Morrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mac is rocked!
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Mac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac's elbow.
Mac seems to have got his legs back now.
Mac blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Mac avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Mac wants to stall.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Mac tries to stall but Morrison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Mac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Mac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison tries a body shot but Mac blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Morrison!
Tommy Morrison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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