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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razkan Karmax (ranked 717 p4p, 374 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 103 p4p, 50 weight class). Karmax's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BloodSports. Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razkan Karmax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karmax comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karmax staying out of range there.
Karmax scores with a jab. Morrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karmax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morrison connects with a right hand. Karmax shakes it off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morrison.
Morrison tries to score with some ground and pound. Karmax controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax is trying to improve his position.
Morrison misses with the ground and pound.
Karmax managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morrison.
Morrison trying to control the action but Karmax is working from the bottom.
Karmax is trying to control Morrison's posture but Morrison avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Karmax holding on.
Karmax struggling a bit here.
Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karmax to see if he's OK.
Morrison scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Karmax parries the strikes from Morrison easily there. Morrison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Karmax to escape.
Karmax is looking to reverse the position.
Karmax is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morrison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karmax's head.
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 Karmax's temple.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morrison controlling the action here.
Morrison is looking to stall here but Karmax recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Karmax has wrist control.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Karmax keeps moving.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by Morrison.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Karmax.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karmax throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Karmax has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karmax.
Karmax slips under a jab.
Morrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karmax is looking to wear down Morrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Karmax scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karmax.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karmax.
Morrison slips under a jab from Karmax.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karmax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Karmax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Morrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morrison throws out a powerful jab.
Razkan Karmax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karmax misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Morrison.
Morrison wants to control but Karmax is keeping him busy.
Morrison misses with the ground and pound.
Morrison cracks Karmax with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Karmax is trying to improve his position.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison lands some shots froms side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morrison is chipping away with strikes.
Karmax takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Karmax on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Karmax struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Morrison is continuing to stall.
Morrison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Karmax sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Karmax is not content to let Morrison control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karmax tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Morrison are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Karmax managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morrison.
Morrison working the body and head with strikes.
Morrison works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Morrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morrison landing strikes.
Morrison in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morrison tries to score with some ground and pound. Karmax controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karmax manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ground and pound from Karmax.
Morrison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karmax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison has control of Karmax's left arm, preventing Karmax from doing any damage.
Karmax is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morrison holds on and takes a little breather.
Karmax forces his way into half guard.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morrison is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Karmax with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pulls Karmax in to control the position.
Morrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison, not yet.
Karmax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karmax pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Karmax stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison is trying to keep Karmax in close.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Karmax has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison with a nice head shot there.
Morrison trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrison thuds a left hand into Karmax's body.
Razkan Karmax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Karmax is out of range.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Karmax lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karmax.
Morrison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karmax moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morrison scores with the left hand. Karmax knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison catches Karmax with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Karmax stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Karmax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karmax takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morrison scores with the left hand. Karmax knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Karmax makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Karmax misses the target.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
Karmax lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morrison backs up against the cage.
Morrison misses the jab.
Karmax slips under a jab from Morrison.
Karmax takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karmax thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karmax misses with a straight right.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karmax misses with a hook to the body
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Morrison cracks Karmax with a good jab.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Karmax.
Karmax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karmax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Karmax scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Karmax cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body. Karmax takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morrison lands with a hook. Karmax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karmax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karmax loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Karmax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Karmax swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Karmax.
Karmax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison shoots in and gets a takedown into Karmax's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a strike but Karmax rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karmax trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karmax trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karmax won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karmax.
Morrison pulls Karmax in close to prevent any damage.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karmax throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison has momentary wrist control but Karmax slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Karmax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karmax keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karmax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
Our winner, Frank Morrison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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