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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 111 p4p, 231 weight class) and Bubba Rolls (ranked 16 p4p, 34 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rolls's choice of entrance music: Moonshine Bandits - For The Outlawz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Rolls!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolls moves away.
Morrison throws the left hand but Rolls avoids the punch easily.
Rolls has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rolls.
Rolls throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rolls.
Morrison thuds his right hand into Rolls's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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.
Rolls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Rolls drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rolls wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Morrison is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rolls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rolls loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison wants to hit a sweep here but Rolls passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison there!
Rolls trying to control but Morrison is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to escape the mount.
Rolls lands with some strikes.
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rolls lands a big shot there that rocks Morrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rolls controlling the pace for now.
Rolls scoring with strikes but Morrison is staying in there.
Rolls unloading with bombs!
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Rolls isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison tries to hold on but Rolls postures up.
Morrison working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls looking to finish with strikes here!
Rolls lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rolls looking to finish with strikes here!
Rolls tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison tries to hold on but Rolls postures up.
Rolls thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Rolls isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison wants to control but Rolls is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to escape the mount.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Rolls's attempts to control the action.
Morrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Rolls has a good base and remains in mount.
Rolls looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rolls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rolls dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rolls takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rolls scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rolls ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Rolls feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Rolls wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Rolls postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Rolls preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison controls Rolls momentarily but Rolls frees himself.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolls is looking to advance position but Morrison has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rolls's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rolls can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rolls has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Bubba Rolls has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison breaks from Rolls's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrison controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison controlling his opponent.
Rolls regains half guard.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
Rolls is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Rolls trying to control here.
Morrison controlling the action here.
Rolls looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morrison with the ground and pound but Rolls uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Rolls looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rolls's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolls controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrison throws a strike but Rolls rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrison wants to improve his position but instead Rolls has moved into half guard.
Rolls trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison trying to get back to full guard but Rolls takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rolls landing strikes from the mount and Morrison is in trouble!
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rolls looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolls manages to avoid it.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Rolls misses with a wild body shot.
Rolls throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolls swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Rolls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morrison struggling a bit here.
Morrison sneaks back into half guard.
Rolls is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Morrison is controlling Rolls's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rolls is one step ahead there.
Rolls is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolls postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison pulls Rolls in to control the position.
Morrison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rolls stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison is pulling down on Rolls's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rolls moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Rolls slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rolls.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison with a jab.
Rolls misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from Rolls.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rolls to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolls slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Rolls.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morrison punishes Rolls's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls jabs at Morrison's body.
Rolls gets a takedown into half guard.
Morrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rolls is working away from the top position though.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Rolls has control of the leg.
Rolls throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rolls looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison trying to control but Rolls postures up.
Rolls slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Rolls is very close to passing his half guard.
Rolls prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Rolls trying to control from half guard but Morrison is working away.
Morrison desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rolls really dominated that round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Rolls counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rolls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Rolls releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rolls is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrison with a body shot.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rolls.
Rolls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Rolls moved out of range nicely.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison throws a jab when Rolls was well out of range.
Rolls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Rolls slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolls.
Rolls throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Morrison.
Rolls swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison lands a takedown into guard.
Morrison trying to control but Rolls is working from the bottom.
Rolls 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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison is in close to Rolls's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Rolls's brow.
Morrison works over Rolls with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Rolls keeps moving.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison looking to sit in guard and control but Rolls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rolls won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rolls manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rolls is on top in guard.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison controlling the position.
Rolls won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison working a defensive guard here.
Rolls trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison is pulling down on Rolls's head. It's preventing any offense from Rolls, at least for the moment.
That's four 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.
Rolls postures up and lands a big shot to Morrison's brow.
Morrison has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rolls has passed into side control.
Morrison tries to bench press Rolls off him but Rolls keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolls landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rolls throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rolls is in Morrison's guard.
Rolls won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Rolls looking to control.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison is working Rolls over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rolls manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Rolls forces his way into half guard.
Morrison tries to roll over but Rolls keeps him under control.
Morrison trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls is controlling the pace.
Morrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Rolls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rolls sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
Morrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
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 Rolls's temple.
Morrison is trying to control. Rolls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison slips a nice elbow through Rolls's hands, connecting with Rolls's forehead.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rolls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison pulls his head out easily.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rolls to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolls working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolls has wrist control.
Rolls has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rolls has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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 Frank Morrison.
I think Morrison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
A very excited looking Frank Morrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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