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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 1086 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Peter Ootempants (ranked 136 p4p, 156 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by March. Frank Morrison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Ootempants's chin.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Ootempants!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
Ootempants working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Ootempants working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morrison has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ootempants working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morrison has passed into half guard!
Ootempants moves into full guard.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants trying to control.
Morrison has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ootempants.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Ootempants is looking to clinch.
Ootempants lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison scores with a takedown into Ootempants's guard.
Ootempants trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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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