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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humors Lacplesis (ranked 187 p4p, 193 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 28 p4p, 29 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morrison's choice of entrance music: Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 42 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Lacplesis moved out of range.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Lacplesis moves away and avoids it.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Lacplesis slips a jab from Morrison.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Lacplesis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lacplesis misses with a leg kick.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lacplesis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Lacplesis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lacplesis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Morrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lacplesis misses the body punch
and Morrison counters with a three punch combo that has Lacplesis backing up. Lacplesis nods at Morrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lacplesis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Lacplesis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lacplesis wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Lacplesis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Lacplesis misses.
Lacplesis is looking to wear down Morrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lacplesis counters with a low kick, right behind Morrison 's knee.
Lacplesis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison throws a sloppy body shot
and Lacplesis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Morrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morrison defending well as Lacplesis loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Humors Lacplesis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Lacplesis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morrison's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Lacplesis finds it's target.
Lacplesis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a high kick!
Lacplesis lands with an overhand left.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Lacplesis counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
Morrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lacplesis cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Lacplesis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Lacplesis slips the punch.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Lacplesis moved out of range.
Lacplesis lands a head shot.
Morrison closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lacplesis's guard.
Morrison trying to control but Lacplesis is working from the bottom.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is in close to Lacplesis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacplesis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lacplesis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lacplesis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws a body punch but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Jab by Lacplesis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that round.
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.
The fighters circling - Lacplesis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacplesis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison drives through with a takedown into Lacplesis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrison throws a strike but Lacplesis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lacplesis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lacplesis continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison has Lacplesis pulled in close to control his posture.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lacplesis manages to get himself to full guard.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Lacplesis keeps moving.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lacplesis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison throws a strike but Lacplesis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lacplesis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lacplesis 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.
Lacplesis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison's guard.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lacplesis wants to stand but Morrison has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Lacplesis has control of the leg.
Lacplesis wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis controlling the action here.
Lacplesis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Morrison controls his leg.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison tries to roll over but Lacplesis keeps him under control.
Lacplesis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lacplesis trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Lacplesis decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Morrison slips a jab from Lacplesis.
Morrison throws out a powerful jab.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lacplesis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Lacplesis is working away.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lacplesis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Lacplesis blocks nicely.
Morrison is in close to Lacplesis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Lacplesis keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lacplesis trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Lacplesis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacplesis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrison in his tracks.
Humors Lacplesis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacplesis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacplesis ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook but Lacplesis blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Lacplesis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Lacplesis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lacplesis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Lacplesis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Morrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Morrison misses.
It looked like Lacplesis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrison.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrison gets a takedown into half guard.
Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Lacplesis dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison is keen to just control but Lacplesis is a slippery customer.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrison is nestled in close to Lacplesis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrison misses with a head shot. Lacplesis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morrison trying to control but Lacplesis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrison throws a jab when Lacplesis was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Morrison there.
Lacplesis misses with a leg kick.
Lacplesis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morrisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison throws a hook but Lacplesis avoids it easily.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Lacplesis counters with a good low kick that Morrison was not able to check.
Lacplesis misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lacplesis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Lacplesis misses its target.
Morrison throws a body punch but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Lacplesis lands a really nice looking cross but Morrison seems unphased.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lacplesis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Lacplesis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Lacplesis moved out of range nicely.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison takes a swing at Lacplesis's ribcage but misses.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Morrison.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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