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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Muhapuro (ranked 445 p4p, 289 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 59 p4p, 38 weight class). Muhapuro's entrance music is Warrant - Cherry Pie. A fine choice. Morrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Muhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro is looking to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muhapuro clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
Muhapuro prevents a body shot from Morrison.
A short uppercut from Morrison.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Morrison.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Muhapuro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muhapuro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrison.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch.
Muhapuro wants to clinch but Morrison slips to the side
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Muhapuro is just out of range.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro moves to clinch but Morrison breaks away
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Muhapuro shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Muhapuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison swings for the body but Muhapuro moves out of range.
Muhapuro tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muhapuro avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison throws a hook but Muhapuro avoids it easily.
Muhapuro moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Muhapuro avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Muhapuro is just out of range.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhapuro.
Morrison digs a good body shot into Muhapuro's ribs.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Muhapuro avoids it with no problem.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Muhapuro darts in trying to clinch
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhapuro tries to clinch
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muhapuro rather than just go for the knockout.
Muhapuro moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Muhapuro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muhapuro drives through and clinches with Morrison against the cage.
A short left from Morrison.
Muhapuro lands a right hand.
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Morrison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Muhapuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
Muhapuro blocking some punches.
Morrison prevents a body shot from Muhapuro.
A shot in the inside from Muhapuro.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrison tries a body shot but Muhapuro blocks it.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Muhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Muhapuro's head but Muhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhapuro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Morrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muhapuro defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Muhapuro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Muhapuro counters with a nice uppercut.
Muhapuro moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison scores with the left hand. Muhapuro knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison lands with a hook. Muhapuro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhapuro wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Muhapuro avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Muhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muhapuro working aggressively here.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Muhapuro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Muhapuro.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Muhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison lands a body shot.
Muhapuro lands with a left to the head.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison shoots in but Muhapuro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Muhapuro.
Morrison throws a body punch but Muhapuro moves out of range.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison scores with the left hand. Muhapuro knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muhapuro momentarily.
Morrison tries to move into range but Muhapuro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paul Muhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muhapuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Muhapuro throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison throws a hook but Muhapuro avoids it easily.
Muhapuro slips under a jab.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muhapuro's head backwards.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Muhapuro has wrist control.
Morrison works over Muhapuro with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muhapuro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro wants to stand and escape but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison stays in close to Muhapuro's body and controls the position.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Muhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muhapuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Muhapuro circles away easily
enabling Muhapuro to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison cracks Muhapuro with a good jab.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison works Muhapuro's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison throws a combination that misses
and Muhapuro counters with a series of strikes. Morrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Muhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Muhapuro blocks a jab.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muhapuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muhapuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muhapuro moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morrison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muhapuro has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro stops a takedown attempt from Morrison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhapuro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrison.
Muhapuro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Muhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up.
Muhapuro wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Morrison moves out of range as Muhapuro strikes.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Muhapuro shows good takedown defense.
Paul Muhapuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhapuro slips under a jab.
Muhapuro clobbers Morrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Muhapuro wants to clinch.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muhapuro tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro looks to clinch
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhapuro moves into the clinch successfully.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Muhapuro fails to land.
Morrison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muhapuro backwards.
Muhapuro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank Morrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Muhapuro misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muhapuro throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up.
Morrison feints the counter takedown.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Muhapuro moves out of range of the strikes.
Paul Muhapuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muhapuro slips a straight right by Morrison.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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