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Event:
G | 43
Date: Sep 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ran throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Ran connects with the punch.
Ran lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.#CUT#It looks like Frank Morrison has been cut.
Ran scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrison should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ran. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Ran.#ROC#Morrison is rocked!
Ran throws a monster overhand right that drops Morrison! Ran follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ran Ran!
Ran Ran was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
G | 38
Date: Aug 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrison's waist but Morrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castro off to one side. #TD2#
Morrison gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morrison wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy.
Morrison is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Castro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Castro tries to bench press Morrison off him but Morrison keeps the position.
Castro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morrison content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Castro has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Castro tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Castro is trying desperately to improve position.#T1#
Castro tries to lock up and control but Morrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison breaks from Castro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morrison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Castro is looking to improve his position but Morrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison controlling from the full mount.
Castro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison stalling. #T2#
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castro is looking to improve his position.
Morrison performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3#
Castro is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Castro actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison prevents Castro from improving his position.
Morrison is controlling the pace.
Castro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Castro is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castro wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Castro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison 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.#R2##TD2#
Morrison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Castro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrison is in Castro's guard.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castro wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Morrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison won't allow Castro to sweep him here. #T1#
Morrison wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving. #SUB#
Castro looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
We've been informed that Morrison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Castro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castro's head.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Morrison is posturing up here but Castro has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Morrison tries to roll out but it's too tight and Morrison has to tap! Slick submission there by Castro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edson Castro! |
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Event:
G | 34
Date: Aug 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison fails with the takedown
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kasai tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kasai to the ground. Kasai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keizo Kasai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Nice takedown defense from Kasai. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
Morrison's coach down at Prosper Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morrison's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morrison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kasai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Kasai throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kasai counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison goes for a double leg but Kasai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kasai continues to drive forward.
A counter left hand to the body from Kasai misses its target.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
Kasai cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Kasai throws a series of strikes that have Morrison backpedaling.
#CUT#It looks like Frank Morrison has been cut.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kasai slaps away a takedown attempt from Morrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Morrison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Kasai is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Morrison won't allow Kasai to sweep him here.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Morrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison with a poor takedown
and Kasai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasai misses with the combination.
Kasai closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T3#
Kasai swinging wildly here.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Kasai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kasai misses the target.
Kasai leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Morrison tries to keep at a distance but Kasai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasai lands with a light punch inside.
Morrison wants a takedown but no success here.
Kasai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrison.
Kasai stops a takedown attempt from Morrison.
#T4#
Morrison goes for a takedown attempt but Kasai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kasai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison wants to counter the offense by Kasai and move into the clinch position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison darts in looking for a takedown but Kasai gets double underhooks and turns Morrison into the cage.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Morrison shoots for a takedown but Kasai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Keizo Kasai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasai tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kasai circles away.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Kasai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Morrison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kasai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Keizo Kasai is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasai misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Kasai misses.
Kasai stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Kasai, which made it look bad.
Keizo Kasai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison fails with the takedown
and Kasai counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Keizo Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Kasai works over Morrison's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Morrison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kasai defends well and Morrison ends up having to push Kasai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kasai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kasai tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison wants to counter with a clinch but Kasai pushes him away.
Kasai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Kasai leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kasai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrison somewhat.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kasai circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morrison shoots in for a double leg but Kasai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Kasai both land. Nice combination. #T2#
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kasai avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Kasai throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kasai avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#KD#
Kasai lands a left and a right that send Morrison crashing to the mat, dazed. Kasai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Morrison is rocked!
Morrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Kasai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kasai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morrison manages to circle out of the way.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasai finish him?
Kasai weaves into range and cracks Morrison right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Morrison goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kasai is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keizo Kasai!
Keizo Kasai thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
G | 30
Date: Aug 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Badildoon has Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Badildoon digs a right hand underneath Morrison's ribcage. Morrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Badildoon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badildoon is working Morrison over against the cage.
Morrison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Badildoon after a bit of a struggle.
A shot in the inside from Badildoon.
Morrison is trying to drag Badildoon to the mat but Badildoon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Badildoon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Badildoon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badildoon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Badildoon scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Badildoon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badildoon lands a shoulder strike.
Badildoon lands with a right to the head.
Badildoon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Badildoon lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Morrison is rocked!
Badildoon is working Morrison over against the cage.
Badildoon lands a right hand.
Oh Morrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Morrison goes for a takedown in the clinch but Badildoon prevents it.
Badildoon is pressed up against the cage. Morrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Badildoon down to the mat. Badildoon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Badildoon lands an uppercut, right on the button! Morrison tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akara Badildoon! |
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Event:
G | 28
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ootempants darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Ootempants shoots in.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Ootempants tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ootempants manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ootempants takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Morrison shoots in and bounces Ootempants off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ootempants is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ootempants wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ootempants can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison controls the pace.
Morrison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Ootempants working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Ootempants working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morrison has passed into half guard!
#T1#
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Ootempants tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Morrison wants to pass to mount but Ootempants is defending the position.
Ootempants is looking to control Morrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ootempants avoid being mounted?
Ootempants tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
Morrison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ootempants is looking to improve his position.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ootempants tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Morrison controlling the pace for now.
Ootempants really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ootempants sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ootempants moves into full guard.
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ootempants wants to sweep but no luck.
Ootempants being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Ootempants wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ootempants working a defensive guard here.
Morrison preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Ootempants working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morrison has passed into half guard!
Ootempants moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Ootempants escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ootempants looking for a sweep. Not yet Ootempants, not yet.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Ootempants looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ootempants working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Ootempants looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Ootempants counter with a right hand.
A jab from Ootempants does it's job there.
Morrison goes for a double leg but Ootempants avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ootempants continues to drive forward.
Ootempants stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ootempants wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison prevents Ootempants from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T1#
Ootempants is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison's back!
Ootempants trying to control momentarily.
Morrison trying to control the action but Ootempants just sinks the hooks in.
Morrison is keeping busy.
Ootempants is not going to allow Morrison to sit and survive in this position. #SUB2#
Morrison fending off the submission attempt from Ootempants.
Ootempants has the hooks in. Morrison is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ootempants loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Morrison hold on?
#T2#
Ootempants trying to control.
Morrison has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ootempants.#SUB2#
Ootempants has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ootempants controlling well, preventing Morrison from escaping the position.
Ootempants missing with punches from the back.
Morrison tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Morrison tries to lock up and control but Ootempants gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ootempants not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morrison desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ootempants tries to pass to full mount but Morrison defends it. #T3#
Ootempants is looking to pass Morrison's guard but actually Morrison recovers to full guard.
Morrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ootempants stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ootempants throwing strikes but missing.
Ootempants passes into half guard.
Ootempants missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ootempants trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Ootempants is controlling well.
#T4#
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ootempants stalling away here and it's allowed Morrison to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ootempants distracts Morrison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ootempants connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison is pulling down on Ootempants's head. It's preventing any offense from Ootempants, at least for the moment.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ootempants manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Ootempants showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.#R3#
Ootempants is looking to clinch.
Ootempants lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Morrison scores with a takedown into Ootempants's guard.
Ootempants trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Ootempants is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ootempants manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ootempants is one step ahead there.
Morrison controlling Ootempants's posture.
Ootempants trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom. #T1#
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison has control of Ootempants's left arm, preventing Ootempants from doing any damage.
Ootempants sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison's guard.
Ootempants is pressing down on Morrison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison is holding on for now.
Ootempants working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB2#
Ootempants is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ootempants not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Morrison is staying active underneath Ootempants, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison controlling the position for now.
Morrison continues to stall.
Ootempants is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Morrison is defending against the submission attempts here by Ootempants.
Ootempants looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T3#
Morrison trying to control here.
Ootempants trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Ootempants has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Ootempants throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ootempants working his ground and pound in the gym.
Ootempants looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ootempants looking to finish with strikes here!
Morrison is looking to get to half guard.
Ootempants lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T4#
Morrison is looking to get to half guard.
Ootempants thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Ootempants's attempts to control the action.
Morrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ootempants working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ootempants looking to pass the guard.
Morrison controlling Ootempants's posture.
Ootempants 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Ootempants comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ootempants has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Ootempants!
Peter Ootempants took some time post fight to say the following; 'Whotempants? Ooooootempaaaaaants!!!! '. |
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Event:
G | 24: Krylov x Zhao
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Mayhem circles away easily
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayhem as he jumps to the side.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayhem as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Morrison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mayhem!
Mayhem is trying to control Morrison's posture but Morrison avoids it.
Mayhem tries to buck Morrison off but Morrison is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison advances to full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T1#
Mayhem is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mayhem is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mayhem working to try and regain half guard.
Morrison controlling the pace for now.
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.
Mayhem tries to hold on but Morrison postures up.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Mayhem is in trouble!
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison with the ground and pound from mount.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayhem hang on?#ROC#Mayhem is rocked!
Morrison lands a big shot to the head and Mayhem winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Morrison!
A very excited looking Frank Morrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
G | 20: McGraugh x Krylov
Date: Jul 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Morrison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Taylor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morrison with a nice head shot there.
Morrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taylor's head.#SUB#
Morrison drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Morrison off! Morrison jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Morrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morrison looks up at the clock and then as Taylor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morrison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1#
Morrison is staying tight to Taylor's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Taylor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison moves into full mount!
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Morrison raining down hammerfists from mount.#ROC#Taylor is rocked!
Morrison loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Taylor scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Morrison land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Morrison stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Morrison!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Morrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Buddy Taylor stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back ..stronger '. |
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Event:
Kings 20: Mongrel vs Shamrock
Date: May 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paetmar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paetmar. That one must have hurt.
Paetmar throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Paetmar looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paetmar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD2#
Morrison shoots in and gets a takedown into Paetmar's guard.
Morrison 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.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison pushing down on Paetmar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paetmar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison trying to pass the guard but Paetmar defending well. #T1#
Paetmar is looking to improve his position.
Paetmar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morrison working Paetmar over with strikes.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Paetmar is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison.
Morrison is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Paetmar!
Paetmar is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Paetmar is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.
Morrison lands a big shot there that rocks Paetmar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T2#
Morrison lands a big elbow. #ROC2#Paetmar is rocked!
Morrison postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Paetmar in real trouble here! The ref calls for Paetmar to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Venali Paetmar spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to thank my opponent. Now i know that i have to train harder.'. |
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Event:
Kings 12: Mongrel vs Bailey
Date: May 08, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Morrison gets caught napping as Clark dives in and scores a takedown. Morrison manages to retain guard.
Morrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morrison pulls Clark in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Morrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Clark being controlled here momentarily.
Clark preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Clark has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1#
Morrison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Morrison there.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC2#
Clark is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison lands a big elbow - Clark is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Morrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Morrison!
Our winner, Frank Morrison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Kings 7: Little vs Zhao
Date: Apr 26, 2020 |
#R1#
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiloe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiloe misses the target.
Kiloe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiloe throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Kiloe lands with a nice body punch.
Kiloe swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiloe, as that shot connected.
Morrison is looking to clinch.
Morrison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiloe moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Frank Morrison has been cut.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiloe.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiloe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Kiloe circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Morrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiloe swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiloe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD2#
Kiloe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morrison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiloe keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully. #T2#
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Kiloe keeps moving.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morrison trying to control but Kiloe is working from the bottom. #T3#
Kiloe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kiloe controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Kiloe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Kiloe keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiloe as he connects with a hook.
Morrison is looking to clinch but Kiloe is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiloe. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Nice sprawl there from Kiloe as Morrison shoots in.#TD2#
Morrison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morrison trying to control the action but Kiloe is working from the bottom.
Kiloe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kiloe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kiloe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiloe trying to control but Morrison postures up.
Morrison winds up and cracks Kiloe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Kiloe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Morrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Morrison wants to clinch.#TD2#
Morrison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kiloe sprawls well initially but Morrison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kiloe wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiloe's head. #SUB2#
Morrison is trying to work for a kimura but Kiloe is defending well.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiloe's head.
Kiloe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Kiloe dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Morrison there.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morrison stops Kiloe from getting back to his feet.
Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrison throwing shots but Kiloe is blocking nicely.
Morrison is nestled in close to Kiloe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Kiloe is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison.
Kiloe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though.#T2#
Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiloe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison working over Kiloe with some ground and pound. Kiloe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kiloe has his hands clasped together around Morrison's back. He's all about the action.
Morrison is pressing down on Kiloe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kiloe is holding on for now. #T3#
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kiloe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiloe's head.
Morrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kiloe is looking to control Morrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kiloe avoid being mounted?
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison is pressing down on Kiloe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kiloe is holding on for now.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiloe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Morrison uses his free foot to push down on Kiloe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kiloe.
Morrison looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison trying to control but Kiloe is having none of it.
Kiloe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Morrison.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiloe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morrison working Kiloe over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Morrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
#R3#
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiloe.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pete Kiloe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiloe misses with a double jab.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiloe.
Morrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiloe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiloe misses with a straight left.
Morrison shapes to counter with a head kick.
A punch combination from Kiloe misses.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Kiloe moves away and avoids it.
Pete Kiloe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Kiloe looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kiloe misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Kiloe scores with a one two! Morrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kiloe just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Kiloe.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison is looking to clinch.
Kiloe lands with a cross.
Pete Kiloe is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiloe darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Kiloe throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Morrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Kiloe misses.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Kiloe avoids it with no problem.
Kiloe tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Kiloe circles away.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Kiloe avoids it with no problem.
Kiloe circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T3#
No joy there for Kiloe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Kiloe avoids it with no problem.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiloe throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Kiloe circles away.
Kiloe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Kiloe misses with the combination.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Kiloe avoids it with no problem.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Kiloe pushes him off.
Kiloe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiloe.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Kiloe pushes him off.
As Morrison looks to move away, Kiloe throws a big counter combo but Morrison just gets out of the way.
Kiloe throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Kiloe misses the shot to the body.
Kiloe lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiloe connects with the punch.
Kiloe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
Kiloe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiloe slaps away a takedown attempt from Morrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kiloe is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Kiloe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiloe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Kiloe!
A relieved looking Pete Kiloe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Kings 1: Grand Opening
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Hugger throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hugger is looking to chop away at Morrison's legs. #CL#
Hugger closes the distance and clinches.
Hugger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrison wants to take the fight to the mat but Hugger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hugger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Hugger.
Hugger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Hugger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrison wants to take the fight to the mat but Hugger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC#
Hugger breaks the clinch.
Hugger misses with a double jab.
Hugger throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Hugger moves into range and clinches up with Morrison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hugger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hugger stops a takedown attempt from Morrison.
Tree Hugger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Hugger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hugger.#T1##BC#
Hugger breaks from the clinch.
Morrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hugger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hugger throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Hugger drives through and clinches with Morrison against the cage.
Morrison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hugger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hugger gets through Morrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Hugger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hugger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison takes one on the button.#CL#
Morrison tries to keep at a distance but Hugger has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hugger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hugger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hugger scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hugger.
#T2#
Hugger scores with a shoulder strike.
Hugger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
Morrison is rocked!
Morrison tries to score a body lock takedown but Hugger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Hugger finish him?
Hugger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Hugger.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hugger.
Morrison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hugger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morrison looks winded!#BC#
Hugger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hugger ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
A right-left combo lands from Hugger.
Hugger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hugger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Tree Hugger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Hugger.
Hugger works the jab nicely.
Hugger connects with a body shot.#CL#
Hugger clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hugger pulls his leg out and moves away.
#T3#
Nice shot by Hugger.
Hugger misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.#TD2#
Morrison dives in and scores a takedown into Hugger's guard.
Morrison distracts Hugger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison working some strikes from top position.
Morrison advances position into side control!
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hugger keeps working.
Hugger pushes Morrison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morrison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morrison trying to control the position but Hugger is working away.
Hugger is pushing Morrison's head away, looking to escape. Morrison manages to hold on to the position though.#T4#
Morrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morrison grinds an elbow into Hugger's temple.
Hugger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hugger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Morrison working the body and head with strikes.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hugger keeps working.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison cracks Hugger with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morrison is chipping away with strikes.
Morrison cracks Hugger with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tree Hugger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Hugger has Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Hugger breaks from the clinch.
Hugger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tree Hugger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hugger misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Hugger throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tree Hugger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Hugger.
Hugger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Hugger has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Hugger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hugger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Hugger catches Morrison right on the button with a cross.
Hugger misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Hugger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1##CL#
Hugger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hugger stalling the fight.
Hugger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hugger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hugger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hugger walks away with a smile on his face. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Hugger clinches up against the cage.
Morrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hugger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tree Hugger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.#CL#
Hugger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hugger stalling.
Hugger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morrison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC#
Hugger breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Morrison tries to clinch up.
Hugger connects with the punch.#CL#
Hugger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrison goes for a takedown attempt but Hugger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hugger misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugger is looking to score with low kicks.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hugger throws out the jab.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick from Hugger misses.
Hugger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.#TD2#
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morrison is nestled in close to Hugger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hugger has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hugger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hugger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morrison wants to control but Hugger is keeping him busy.
Hugger wants to get back to his feet.
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison slips a nice elbow through Hugger's hands, connecting with Hugger's forehead.
Hugger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morrison moves nicely into side control.
Morrison creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morrison working the head with strikes.
Hugger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrison in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T4#
Hugger is pushing Morrison's head away, looking to escape. Morrison manages to hold on to the position though.
Check out the look on Morrison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hugger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hugger is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Hugger is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morrison working the ground and pound.
Morrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hugger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morrison is controlling him well.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Hugger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tree Hugger dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Hugger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison dives in and grabs Hugger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hugger pushes down on Morrison's head and hops out.
Hugger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hugger.
Hugger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hugger looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Hugger throws a series of strikes that have Morrison backpedaling.
Hugger works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hugger has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Morrison is working for takedown but Hugger is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Hugger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Hugger moves into range and clinches up with Morrison.
Morrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tree Hugger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.#T1#
Morrison looking for a takedown.
Morrison jumps guard but Hugger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Hugger manages to break the clinch.
Morrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hugger throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.#CL#
Morrison gets tackled into the cage by Hugger. Hugger maintains the clinch.
Hugger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hugger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hugger catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hugger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morrison.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison drops his hands momentarily and Hugger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morrison is looking to clinch but Hugger is avoiding it.
Hugger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hugger dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Hugger tries a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hugger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Hugger misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hugger tried to score with a low kick but Morrison checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.#TD2#
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hugger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morrison wants to control but Hugger is keeping him busy.
Hugger wants to get back to his feet.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Morrison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hugger wants to get back to his feet.
Hugger scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Morrison manages to mount him!
Morrison raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Morrison landing shots from mount.
Hugger wants to get back to his feet.
Morrison lands a couple of good shots and Hugger has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Morrison is landing with strikes from the back.
Hugger grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hugger hold on?
#ROC2#
Hugger is rocked!
Morrison gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Oh Hugger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hugger covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Morrison is punishing Hugger with strikes - can he finish him?!
Frank Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tree Hugger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison lands shots from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tree Hugger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hugger, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tree Hugger!
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