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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 53 p4p, 234 weight class) and Vasil Petrov (ranked 9 p4p, 27 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vasil Petrov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 26 - 13 - 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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Petrov catches Morrison right on the button with a cross.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov slips a straight right by Morrison.
Petrov tries to clinch up.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but Morrison saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov 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.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
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 scores with a takedown into Petrov's guard.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.
Morrison trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison prevents Petrov from getting back to his feet.
Petrov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morrison lands with a hook. Petrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morrison connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrison to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Petrov misses.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morrison throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vasil Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Morrison works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
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.
Petrov clinches up against the cage.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body.
Petrov blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Petrov is trying to keep an underhook but Morrison manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Petrov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petrov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Petrov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov clinches.
Petrov cracks Morrison with a nice body shot.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Morrison as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrison tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Morrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrison lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov jabs at Morrison's body.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrison's corner calls for a 1-2. Morrison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Petrov's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Morrison throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Morrison throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Petrov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov 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.
Petrov throws out a leg kick but Morrison moves out of range and Petrov only half commits.
Petrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vasil Petrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morrison checks it well.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petrov to the mat! Petrov manages to get full guard.
Petrov pushes Morrison off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Petrov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Petrov off the cage and back into range.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
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 lands with a short shot to the head.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
Morrison tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Morrison tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov is pressed up against the cage. Morrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petrov down to the mat. Petrov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Morrison staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrison with a body shot.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
Petrov misses with a body punch
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrov thinking.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Morrison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Morrison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrov.
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrov but Petrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov tries to clinch
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morrison scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrov should have avoided that one.
Morrison lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
A very excited looking Frank Morrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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