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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Morrison (ranked 3607 p4p, 4390 weight class) and Shiro Tamura (ranked 282 p4p, 320 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shiro Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morrison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamura throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tamura's guard. Nice move by Morrison!
Morrison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tamura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morrison drives through with a takedown into Tamura's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morrison gets to his feet - Tamura follows without any prompting.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
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 throws a series of punches but Tamura avoids them all with ease.
Tamura works over Morrison's head and body with a nice combination.
Tamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamura misses the shot to the body.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison drags the fight down to the ground.
Tamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Tamura defends easily.
Tamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tamura throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.
Morrison kicks Tamura off and gets to his feet.
Tamura tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison tries to clinch but Tamura moves out of range.
Tamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tamura shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morrison is trying to defend but Tamura finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamura lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tamura working Morrison over with strikes.
Tamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tamura wants to pass to mount but Morrison is defending the position.
Tamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Tamura tries to pass to full mount but Morrison defends it.
Tamura working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morrison's head.
Morrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamura.
Tamura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamura winds up and cracks Morrison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morrison tries to roll over but Tamura keeps him under control.
Tamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tamura working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tamura lands strikes from half guard.
Morrison is rocked!
Tamura scores with a big shot! Morrison's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Morrison! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shiro Tamura!
Shiro Tamura is the new featherweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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