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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Morrell (ranked 1394 p4p, 2700 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 175 p4p, 314 weight class). Morrell comes into the arena with David Morrell training blaring out of the sound system. David Morrell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Morrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrell throws a right hand that misses
and Adesanya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrell throws a right hand that misses
and Adesanya counters with a left to the body.
Morrell throws the left hand but Adesanya avoids the punch easily.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrell misses the shot to the body.
Adesanya raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Morrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya throws a big counter head kick but Morrell avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrell swings widly with a right hand
and Adesanya counters with a straight right hand.
Morrell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morrell throws a jab when Adesanya was well out of range.
Morrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya thuds a left hand into Morrell's body.
Morrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrell.
Morrell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAdesanya.
Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Morrell throws a right hand that misses
and Adesanya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrell moves out of range as Adesanya strikes.
Morrell throwing a counter right hand but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Morrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrell.
Morrell lands a jab to the nose.
Morrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrell throws a sloppy body shot
and Morrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya slips under a jab.
Adesanya raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice shot lands for Morrell.
David Morrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrell misses with a body shot.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Adesanya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adesanya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adesanya.
Adesanya shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adesanya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adesanya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrell throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adesanya throws out a counter right but Morrell avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Adesanya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrell throws a looping overhand right but Adesanya ducks down to avoid it.
Adesanya looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've been informed that Adesanya has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Morrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Morrell misses its intended target.
Morrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Morrell misses with a wild body shot.
Adesanya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Adesanya off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrell connects with a crisp jab.
Adesanya is rocked!
Morrell lands a body shot.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrell finish him?
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
Adesanya seems to have recovered his senses.
Adesanya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Morrell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrell shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Adesanya takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Morrell sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Adesanya bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrell!
David Morrell is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious David Morrell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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