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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 54 p4p, 125 weight class) and Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 8 p4p, 19 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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 42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fadda Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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.
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadda Jr.
Morrison throws a hook but Fadda Jr blocks it.
A big right from Fadda Jr misses.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fadda Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadda Jr has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrison postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadda Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fadda Jr controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fadda Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Fadda Jr's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadda Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Fadda Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Fadda Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position.
Morrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morrison trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Morrison won't allow Fadda Jr to sweep him here.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison distracts Fadda Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fadda Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fadda Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fadda Jr is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Fadda Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison works over Fadda Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison stands up over Fadda Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fadda Jr controlling Morrison's posture.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fadda Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fadda Jr wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Fadda Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Fadda Jr has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr working a defensive guard here.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.
Fadda Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fadda Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fadda Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fadda Jr's back!
Fadda Jr controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Fadda Jr wants to control his opponent's hands but Morrison gets his hands free.
Morrison has Fadda Jr flattened out and is raining down punches.
Morrison lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison gets his hands free as Fadda Jr looks to control.
Morrison wants to control but Fadda Jr is keeping busy.
Morrison is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Morrison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fadda Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Fadda Jr turns into Morrison and is now in his guard.
Fadda Jr wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Fadda Jr from controlling successfully.
Morrison keeping full guard, as Fadda Jr tries to pass.
Fadda Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fadda Jr is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison scores with a takedown into Fadda Jr's guard.
Fadda Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison defends well.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fadda Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Fadda Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Fadda Jr keeps moving.
Fadda Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fadda Jr controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadda Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fadda Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Fadda Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison is working Fadda Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Fadda Jr keeps moving.
Morrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Fadda Jr keeps moving.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fadda Jr can do to turn this around?
Fadda Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fadda Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison stands up over Fadda Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr looking to control.
Morrison won't allow Fadda Jr to sweep him here.
Fadda Jr has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Fadda Jr controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr has Morrison pulled in close to control his posture.
Morrison stands up over Fadda Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morrison lands a couple of digs.
Fadda Jr is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadda Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison cracks Fadda Jr with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Fadda Jr has his hands on Morrison's head, controlling the position.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Fadda Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison distracts Fadda Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fadda Jr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Morrison doesn't defend quickly enough and Fadda Jr has managed to lock this one up! Can Morrison escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fadda Jr on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Oswaldo Fadda Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Frank Morrison was interviewed post fight and said 'This is no place for cowards'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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