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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 453 p4p, 786 weight class) and Logan Barrengarry (ranked 60 p4p, 112 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Barrengarry has chosen The Young Crazed Peeling by The Distillers as his entrance music. Frank Morrison is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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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 39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 34 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Logan Barrengarry! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooh!!! Barrengarry has knocked Morrison down with a huge combo! Barrengarry steps away and waves a wobbly Morrison back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Frank Morrison has been cut. A jab lands there for Morrison. Barrengarry throws a hook but Morrison blocks it. Morrison drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barrengarry sprawls and moves away. Barrengarry on the wrong end of a nice hook. 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! Barrengarry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been hearing reports that Morrison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Barrengarry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barrengarry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Barrengarry slips the punch. Barrengarry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barrengarry as he jumps to the side. Barrengarry is trying to counter with his kicks. Barrengarry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Barrengarry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Barrengarry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barrengarry slips a straight right by Morrison. Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Barrengarry. Barrengarry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrengarry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Barrengarry moves away from the strike by Morrison. Barrengarry only half commits to the counter leg kick. Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrengarry is just out of range. Morrison misses with a wild body shot. Logan Barrengarry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Morrison missing with a left hand there. Barrengarry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A bone on bone clash there as Morrison blocks the leg kick.
Barrengarry takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Barrengarry does a little dance to reset his feet. Barrengarry misses with a straight right. Barrengarry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison. Barrengarry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barrengarry, as that shot connected.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barrengarry misses with a hook to the body
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Barrengarry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrengarry. Morrison lands with a hook. Barrengarry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Barrengarry throws the kick towards the body but Morrison avoids it. Barrengarry walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison. Barrengarry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Morrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Morrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barrengarry. That one must have hurt. Morrison looks to land a right hand but Barrengarry moved out of range. Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Barrengarry misses. Morrison throws a big shot that misses. Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Barrengarry, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Barrengarry against the cage but Barrengarry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrengarry.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrengarry.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Barrengarry moves out of range of the strikes. Barrengarry only half commits to the counter leg kick. Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Barrengarry throws a solid leg kick but Morrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrengarry. Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook. Barrengarry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barrengarry.
Morrison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barrengarry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrison is in Barrengarry's guard. Barrengarry being controlled here, momentarily. Barrengarry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Barrengarry looking to control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Morrison stands up over Barrengarry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Barrengarry has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage. Morrison 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. Morrison distracts Barrengarry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Barrengarry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Morrison working some strikes from top position. 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 Frank Morrison will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Frank Morrison's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Barrengarry throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison. Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Barrengarry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but Morrison moves out of range easily. Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Barrengarry's shoulder, as Barrengarry tries to avoid the shot. Barrengarry avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Barrengarry. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet. Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Barrengarry misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut. Morrison checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barrengarry throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Morrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barrengarry tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barrengarry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Morrison is thwarting Barrengarry's attempts to control the position. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morrison in particular looking to stall. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Morrison is nestled in close to Barrengarry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrison lands a nice short elbow.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Morrison prevents Barrengarry from improving his position. Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Barrengarry tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control. Barrengarry trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrengarry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barrengarry's head. Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barrengarry defending well though. Barrengarry tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg. Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Barrengarry tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrengarry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Morrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barrengarry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Still in half guard, Morrison seems content to control. Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barrengarry defending well though. Barrengarry tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control. Morrison is taking a breather. Barrengarry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup. Morrison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry kicks Morrison off and gets back to his feet. Barrengarry thumps Morrison with a low kick. Morrison cracks a nice hook into Barrengarry's ribs. Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A swing and a miss from Morrison. Barrengarry steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. A swing and a miss from Morrison. Barrengarry throws a leg kick that misses. Barrengarry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Barrengarry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nice body punch from Morrison. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barrengarry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Barrengarry missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Barrengarry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Barrengarry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barrengarry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Frank Morrison's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Barrengarry's ribs. Logan Barrengarry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Barrengarry misses with a kick to the body.
Morrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrengarry is just out of range. Barrengarry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barrengarry in his tracks.
Morrison gets a takedown into half guard. Barrengarry is trying to get back to full guard. Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Ground and pound from Morrison.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrengarry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Morrison drops an elbow to the side of Barrengarry's head. Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Barrengarry is looking to improve his position.
Morrison is keen to just control but Barrengarry is a slippery customer. Barrengarry is controlling Morrison's position as best he can from this difficult position. Morrison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Barrengarry is looking to control Morrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barrengarry avoid being mounted? Barrengarry taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Barrengarry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Barrengarry is not content to let Morrison control the position. Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Morrison is nestled in close to Barrengarry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Barrengarry is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard. Morrison drops an elbow to the side of Barrengarry's head. Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barrengarry's head. Morrison lands with a punch from half guard. Morrison is nestled in close to Barrengarry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Morrison winds up and cracks Barrengarry with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Barrengarry wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Morrison is keen to just control but Barrengarry is a slippery customer. Barrengarry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morrison connects with a nice short shot to Barrengarry's temple. Barrengarry taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard. Barrengarry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barrengarry can do to turn this around? Barrengarry taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morrison connects with a nice short shot to Barrengarry's temple. Ground and pound from Morrison. Morrison trying to control the action but Barrengarry is working from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Barrengarry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Barrengarry is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Morrison there. Well, if Morrison is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Morrison winds up and cracks Barrengarry with a swinging punch to the side of the head. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morrison wants to take a breather but Barrengarry is having none of it. Morrison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Frank Morrison showed his dominance in that final round. Well Morrison 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison! Frank Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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