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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 150 p4p, 122 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 28 p4p, 20 weight class). Chelios comes to the cage accompanied by Shabba. Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chelios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chelios drives through and clinches with Morrison against the cage.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrison's elbow.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chelios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Chelios has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
Chelios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Chelios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chelios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison digs a good hook to Chelios's body.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chelios takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison shoots in but Chelios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jensen Chelios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Morrison slips a jab from Chelios.
Chelios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
It looked like Chelios wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chelios is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Chelios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
A quick step to the side and Chelios tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison slips a straight right by Chelios.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Chelios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison cracks Chelios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chelios.
Chelios looks for the body kick but Morrison saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Chelios seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Chelios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Chelios is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison shoots in and drives through. Chelios sprawls well.
Jensen Chelios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison throws a right hand that Chelios ducks under and follows up with a left that Chelios also avoids with ease.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Chelios scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chelios throws a lazy head kick
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Chelios moves away and avoids it.
Chelios throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Chelios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chelios.
Morrison jabs Chelios to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios throws a shot to the body.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios moves into the clinch.
Morrison presses Chelios against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrison tries a body shot but Chelios blocks it.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
Chelios tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Chelios back against the cage.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chelios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chelios blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Morrison wants a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morrison connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Chelios moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chelios.
Morrison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chelios to the ground. Morrison is now in Chelios's guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Chelios keeps moving.
Chelios has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Chelios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chelios seems keen to control Morrison's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chelios not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chelios seems keen to control Morrison's posture.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chelios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison catches Chelios with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison cracks Chelios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Chelios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chelios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison throws the left hand but Chelios avoids the punch easily.
Chelios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Chelios tried to counter with a leg kick but Morrison avoided it.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Chelios.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chelios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chelios feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with a hook. Chelios tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chelios looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison misses with a jab to the body
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
Chelios gets caught flat footed, as Morrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chelios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chelios keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison postures up.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison won't allow Chelios to sweep him here.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chelios works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chelios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morrison landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Chelios blocks nicely.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chelios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chelios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chelios tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jensen Chelios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chelios.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Chelios.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios lands a jab to the nose.
Chelios stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Chelios's ribs.
Chelios defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Chelios throws a shot to the body.
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.
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!
Chelios moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Morrison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Chelios finds it's target.
Morrison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chelios slips a jab from Morrison.
Chelios fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Chelios sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chelios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chelios is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Chelios circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Chelios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chelios connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chelios thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison drives through with a takedown into Chelios's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chelios lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chelios passes into half guard.
Chelios seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Morrison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Chelios is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison is controlling Chelios's trapped leg to prevent Chelios from advancing to side control.
Jensen Chelios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Chelios is pressing down on Morrison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison is holding on for now.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Chelios is very close to passing his half guard.
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 tries to roll over but Chelios keeps him under control.
Chelios passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morrison is looking to get to half guard.
Chelios looking to finish with strikes here!
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Chelios's attempts to control the action.
Chelios controlling the pace for now.
Morrison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chelios wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Chelios thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
Chelios thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chelios throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chelios.
Chelios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison trying to hold on to Chelios's head to control him but Chelios postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jensen Chelios.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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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