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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 96 p4p, 126 weight class) and Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 12 p4p, 17 weight class). Morrison's entrance music is Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. A fine choice. MacArthur Ii has chosen Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum as his entrance music. Angus MacArthur Ii acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Ii tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison shoots in for a double leg but MacArthur Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
MacArthur Ii scores with the left hand. Morrison knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been informed that MacArthur Ii has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Morrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
MacArthur Ii tried to score with a low kick but Morrison checks it.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and MacArthur Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacArthur Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur Ii throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacArthur Ii! But no joy.
MacArthur Ii with a nice calf kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
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 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
It seemed like MacArthur Ii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison thuds a left hand into MacArthur Ii's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Morrison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison misses the jab.
MacArthur Ii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
MacArthur Ii makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Angus MacArthur Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacArthur Ii is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
MacArthur Ii slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison drives through with a takedown into MacArthur Ii's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
MacArthur Ii pushes Morrison off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur Ii avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur Ii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacArthur Ii throws a solid leg kick but Morrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
MacArthur Ii misses with a leg kick.
MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison avoids the body shot from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
MacArthur Ii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
MacArthur Ii lands with a right hand.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Ii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacArthur Ii connects with a solid leg kick.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison punishes MacArthur Ii's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Ii's shoulder, as MacArthur Ii tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but MacArthur Ii is just out of range.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Morrison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacArthur Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacArthur Ii connects with an inside leg kick.
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 swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MacArthur Ii misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Morrison misses.
MacArthur Ii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison checks a low kick from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
MacArthur Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
As Morrison backs off MacArthur Ii throws a huge counter combo but Morrison manages to avoid it all.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrison to score with a decent uppercut.
Morrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacArthur Ii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throws a hook but MacArthur Ii blocks it.
A slow jab from MacArthur Ii misses its intended target.
Morrison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. MacArthur Ii quickly recovers to half guard.
MacArthur Ii kicks off Morrison and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angus MacArthur Ii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
MacArthur Ii misses with a jab to the body
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from MacArthur Ii misses its intended target.
MacArthur Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison blocks a leg kick.
Morrison defending well as MacArthur Ii loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison attempts a counter takedown but MacArthur Ii avoids it well and moves away.
MacArthur Ii feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacArthur Ii staying out of range there.
MacArthur Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a jab when MacArthur Ii was well out of range.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacArthur Ii lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison tries for a takedown but MacArthur Ii circles away easily
and MacArthur Ii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacArthur Ii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but MacArthur Ii slips the punch.
MacArthur Ii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from MacArthur Ii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacArthur Ii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
MacArthur Ii throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Morrison.
MacArthur Ii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison cracks MacArthur Ii with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
MacArthur Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Ii's head but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Ii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from MacArthur Ii finds it's target.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacArthur Ii moves away from the strike by Morrison.
MacArthur Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacArthur Ii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison defending well as MacArthur Ii loads up on a big left hand.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
MacArthur Ii is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard.
MacArthur Ii tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
Morrison drops an elbow to the side of MacArthur Ii's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacArthur Ii trying to control but Morrison postures up.
MacArthur Ii is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.
Morrison is nestled in close to MacArthur Ii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MacArthur Ii moves into full guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but MacArthur Ii keeps moving.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but MacArthur Ii has wrist control.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MacArthur Ii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison is in close to MacArthur Ii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to MacArthur Ii's brow.
Morrison stays in close to MacArthur Ii's body and controls the position.
MacArthur Ii pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
MacArthur Ii lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
MacArthur Ii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Morrison.
Morrison swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Jab, jab by MacArthur Ii - just one landing.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacArthur Ii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacArthur Ii misses with a head kick.
MacArthur Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped MacArthur Ii's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur Ii misses with a straight right.
Morrison swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
A cross from Morrison lands.
MacArthur Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab from Morrison.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot.
Morrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
A thudding body kick lands there by MacArthur Ii!
Morrison throws a hook but MacArthur Ii blocks it.
MacArthur Ii scores with a jab to the head.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from MacArthur Ii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Ii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from MacArthur Ii misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and MacArthur Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
A big right from MacArthur Ii misses.
MacArthur Ii misses with a head kick.
MacArthur Ii digs a good hook to Morrison's body.
Morrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MacArthur Ii misses the jab.
Morrison misses with a hook. MacArthur Ii ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison thuds his right hand into MacArthur Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crunch! MacArthur Ii slams his shin into Morrison's torso.
MacArthur Ii lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacArthur Ii.
Morrison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacArthur Ii misses the jab.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Morrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from MacArthur Ii does it's job there.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacArthur Ii. MacArthur Ii obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but MacArthur Ii seems unphased.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison misses with a hook.
MacArthur Ii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - MacArthur Ii had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacArthur Ii is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, MacArthur Ii circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
MacArthur Ii delivers a nice body kick.
MacArthur Ii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Ii moves away.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Ii misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angus MacArthur Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacArthur Ii 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus MacArthur Ii!
A relieved looking Angus MacArthur Ii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Frank Morrison had this to say: 'This is no place for cowards'.
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energy
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hype
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