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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 112 p4p, 135 weight class) and Get Wet About Don (ranked 13 p4p, 15 weight class). Morrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
About Don throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
About Don is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
About Don wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy.
Morrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrison throwing shots but About Don is blocking nicely.
About Don felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morrison is nestled in close to About Don, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
About Don is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison pulls his head out easily.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but About Don is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morrison is trying to control. About Don wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
About Don tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
About Don blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
Morrison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
About Don on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrison controlling the action here.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but About Don keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
About Don avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Morrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
About Don is staying active underneath Morrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but About Don does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
About Don is pressing down on Morrison's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
About Don avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as About Don works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of About Don's head.
About Don is controlling Morrison's posture.
About Don 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.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but About Don keeps moving.
About Don pulls Morrison in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by About Don!
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing About Don from controlling successfully.
Morrison pulls About Don in to control the position.
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!
About Don misses with a straight right.
About Don throws a big shot that misses.
About Don misses with a looping left.
Morrison throwing a counter right hand but About Don manages to avoid it.
About Don misses with a looping right.
About Don throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
About Don showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
About Don loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around About Don's waist but About Don gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrison off to one side.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from About Don.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and About Don counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that About Don can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
A big right from About Don misses.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but About Don manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morrison slips a straight right by About Don.
Morrison throws a hook but About Don avoids it easily.
About Don dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
About Don steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
About Don looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
About Don lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
About Don is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrison with a body shot.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and About Don counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison dips to his left and cracks About Don with an uppercut!
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
About Don is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard.
About Don keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
About Don slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison postures up in About Don's guard and throws a big left but About Don blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison won't allow About Don to sweep him here.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
About Don trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
About Don bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard.
About Don wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
About Don must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
About Don looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison cracks About Don with a solid left hand.
About Don being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
About Don avoids a punch combination nicely.
About Don bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison misses with a hook.
About Don on the wrong end of a nice hook.
About Don uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
About Don throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
About Don misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
About Don takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
About Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? About Don is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, About Don circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. About Don darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
About Don slips a jab from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles About Don. About Don circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
About Don looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison dips to his left and cracks About Don with an uppercut!
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrison gets a takedown into half guard.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed About Don's head.
About Don avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
About Don controlling the position well.
Morrison looks to land a strike but About Don avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control but About Don is working from the bottom.
Morrison stays in close to About Don's body and controls the position.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of About Don's head.
Morrison 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 throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by About Don!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
About Don throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is pulling down on About Don's head. It's preventing any offense from About Don, at least for the moment.
About Don engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morrison 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.
That's four 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 controls About Don momentarily but About Don frees himself.
About Don won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison lands with a straight right. About Don didn't see that one coming.
About Don changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
About Don staying out of range there.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and About Don counters with a left to the body.
Morrison lands with a cross.
About Don cracks Morrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morrison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. About Don is trying to defend but Morrison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
About Don has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrison jabs at About Don's body.
Morrison slips under a jab from About Don.
Morrison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by About Don.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and About Don counters with a left to the body.
About Don listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
About Don throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
About Don throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
About Don avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison slips a straight right by About Don.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - About Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
About Don looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
A punch combination from About Don misses.
About Don ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
About Don misses with a looping left.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
About Don moves away from the strike by Morrison.
About Don throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
About Don fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
About Don throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but About Don moves away.
About Don leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but About Don manages to avoid it.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but About Don avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
About Don moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from About Don.
Good shot there by About Don.
About Don keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
About Don misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from About Don.
Get Wet About Don is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but About Don moved out of range nicely.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. About Don sees it coming and avoids it easily.
About Don looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
About Don scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Morrison misses.
A big left from About Don misses.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from About Don.
About Don missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from About Don. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
About Don lands with a right hand.
About Don lunges at Morrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morrison's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
About Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison scores with a takedown into About Don's guard.
Morrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Morrison works over About Don with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as About Don works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
About Don preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
About Don loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison swings for the body but About Don moves out of range.
About Don looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from About Don.
About Don tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from About Don.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. About Don doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with About Don but About Don pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
About Don misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
About Don throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison digs a good hook to About Don's body.
About Don cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
About Don rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morrison dives in and grabs About Don's left leg, looking for a takedown. About Don pushes down on Morrison's head and hops out.
A jab from About Don misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
About Don throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
About Don avoids the body shot from Morrison.
About Don missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
About Don thuds a left hand into Morrison's body.
About Don closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - About Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
About Don lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
About Don connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but About Don moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
About Don connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
About Don keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison cracks About Don with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
About Don lands a jab.
About Don with a jab.
Good shot there by About Don.
About Don gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison feinted with a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by About Don, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
About Don steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Get Wet About Don has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but About Don moves away.
About Don takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison misses the jab.
About Don swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
About Don slips under a jab from Morrison.
About Don bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morrison catches About Don with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of About Don 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morrison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison wants to take a breather but About Don is having none of it.
About Don blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
About Don blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks About Don with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
About Don is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison is keen to just control but About Don is a slippery customer.
About Don tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
About Don lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Morrison is nestled in close to About Don, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison trying to control the action but About Don is working from the bottom.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Get Wet About Don.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Frank Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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