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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 37 p4p, 158 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 3 p4p, 24 weight class). Calamari comes to the cage accompanied by Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. 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! Frank Morrison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Valdo Calamari's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari tries to counter with a takedown but Morrison is quick to defend against it.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Morrison.
A little feinted left hand from Calamari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari thuds a left hand into Morrison's body.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Calamari changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calamari thinking.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Morrison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari lands with a right hand.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Morrison works Calamari's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison slips a straight right by Calamari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calamari in his tracks.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Calamari misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Morrison misses with a takedown
and Calamari counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Morrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to remain calm as Calamari controls from the top position.
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Calamari working away.
A lull in the action here as Calamari stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari trying to control the position but Morrison is working away.
Morrison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Calamari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Morrison is holding Calamari down, trying to stall.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 letting Calamari control him for a moment.
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Calamari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Calamari controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calamari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison scores with a hook.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Morrison misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
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.
Calamari looking to score a takedown here. Morrison is defending well but Calamari drives through and ends up in Morrison's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Calamari 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to improve his position but instead Calamari has moved into half guard.
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari controlling the action here.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calamari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Calamari slows the pace down in half guard.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Calamari has control of the leg.
Calamari not doing much here.
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a combination
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Calamari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Calamari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a two punch combo.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Calamari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Calamari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calamari wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Calamari misses.
A jab lands there for Morrison.
Calamari looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morrison!
Calamari happy to just control the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second 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.
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Calamari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari takes one to the chin there.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison with the counter takedown but Calamari avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
It looked like Calamari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrison.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morrison seems keen to control Calamari's posture.
Calamari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morrison pulls Calamari in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Calamari preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in but Calamari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calamari tries to counter by clinching up but Morrison breaks away and moves out of range.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari misses the jab.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari misses the jab.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calamari takes one to the chin there.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Calamari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Calamari catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison slips a straight right by Calamari.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Calamari feinted with a counter takedown.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Calamari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calamari counters with a right hand to the body.
Calamari throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Calamari slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calamari as he avoids it easily.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calamari misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari attempts a counter takedown but Morrison avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Frank Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari 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.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the body from Calamari misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
A jab from Morrison misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Calamari's head back.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Calamari scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Morrison finds it's way through Calamari's defenses.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison darts in looking for a takedown but Calamari gets double underhooks and turns Morrison into the cage.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Calamari sprawls well. He's pushed Morrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Calamari lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Morrison takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
Calamari stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Morrison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Calamari defends it well.
Morrison throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Morrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Calamari manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison's best efforts.
Calamari wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Calamari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison throws a strike but Calamari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calamari wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Calamari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calamari manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari wants to sweep but no luck.
Calamari has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Calamari has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison cracks Calamari with a solid left hand.
Frank Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Calamari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Calamari controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Calamari 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 ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Calamari.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calamari as he jumps to the side.
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 Valdo Calamari.
Well Calamari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari retains his welterweight title!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Frank Morrison had this to say: 'This is no place for cowards'.
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