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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 263 p4p, 273 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 35 p4p, 37 weight class). Dragneel comes into the arena with Come the Fire Dragon blaring out of the sound system. 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! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragneel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
Dragneel moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Dragneel jabs at Morrison's body.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragneel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morrison throws a hook but Dragneel blocks it.
Dragneel thumps Morrison with a low kick.
Morrison lands a jab to Dragneel's midsection.
Dragneel throws a one two combo.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragneel.
Dragneel lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Dragneel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Morrison.
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.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a hook.
Dragneel throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Dragneel slips the punch.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrison slips a straight right by Dragneel.
Morrison throws a jab when Dragneel was well out of range.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morrison lands with a right hand.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel blocks a jab.
Dragneel moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dragneel slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Dragneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragneel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dragneel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dragneel scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragneel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragneel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Dragneel, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Dragneel against the cage but Dragneel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Dragneel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragneel misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison shoots in but Dragneel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dragneel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Dragneel loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dragneel in his tracks.
No luck for Morrison with that takedown attempt.
Natsu Dragneel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Dragneel lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Dragneel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morrison if he has to take too many more of those.
Good exchange - Dragneel coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.
Dragneel thuds a left hand into Morrison's body.
Dragneel cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Dragneel moved out of range nicely.
Morrison defending well as Dragneel loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dragneel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Morrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dragneel counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison misses the body punch
and Dragneel counters with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a series of strikes. Dragneel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dragneel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morrison.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Dragneel misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison throws a body punch but Dragneel moves out of range.
Morrison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dragneel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison digs a good hook to Dragneel's body.
Dragneel throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Dragneel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragneels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison works Dragneel's body with a nice hook.
Dragneel moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dragneel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragneel's hands.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Dragneel's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison jabs at Dragneel's body.
Morrison lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragneel doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragneel misses with a looping left.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Dragneel's ribs.
Jab by Morrison.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragneel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragneel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dragneel throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Dragneel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel takes one to the chin there.
Morrison scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragneel should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Morrison throws a body punch but Dragneel moves out of range.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Dragneel slips the punch.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Dragneel moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Dragneel.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Morrison.
Dragneel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Dragneel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dragneel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
A shot to the body from Dragneel misses
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragneel throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison throws a jab when Dragneel was well out of range.
Morrison shoots in for a double leg but Dragneel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morrison drops his hands momentarily and Dragneel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dragneel wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morrison back to the cage. Dragneel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dragneel missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dragneel.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Dragneel's shoulder, as Dragneel tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Dragneel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison feints the counter takedown.
Dragneel jabs at Morrison's body.
Morrison lands an overhand right.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragneel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison moves out of range as Dragneel strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
It looked like Dragneel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dragneel.
Dragneel swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragneel.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Dragneel misses the target.
Dragneel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragneel throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Nice jab there from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Dragneel misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Dragneel misses with a hook to the body
and Morrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Dragneel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dragneel scrambles back to his feet.
Dragneel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Morrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragneels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragneel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragneel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Dragneel lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Dragneel misses.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison misses the jab.
Dragneel misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragneel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragneel lands an overhand right.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dragneel misses with a head kick.
Dragneel lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
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 looks for a takedown but Dragneel sprawls well.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragneel.
Morrison defending well as Dragneel loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Dragneel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Dragneel throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Dragneel misses with a kick to the body.
Morrison gets tackled into the cage by Dragneel. Dragneel maintains the clinch.
Dragneel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison wants to break free but Dragneel has control.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morrison tries a body shot but Dragneel blocks it.
Dragneel lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison tries to work over Dragneel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragneel.
Dragneel tries to circle away but Morrison has him pinned against the cage.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragneel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Dragneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Dragneel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dragneel throws a body kick that misses
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dragneel was covering up waiting for the punch and Morrison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragneel is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.
Dragneel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Dragneel throws a low kick but Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Dragneel ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDragneel.
Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison jabs at Dragneel's body.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a low kick.
A big right from Dragneel misses.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragneel counters with an inside leg kick.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison throws a hook but Dragneel blocks it.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragneel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Dragneel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
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 Natsu Dragneel.
I think Dragneel 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natsu Dragneel!
A relieved looking Natsu Dragneel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Frank Morrison stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is no place for cowards'.
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