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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 377 p4p, 88 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 58 p4p, 14 weight class). Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minoru Ii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Minoru Ii slips under a jab from Morrison.
Minoru Ii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Minoru Ii avoids them all with ease.
Morrison misses with a hook. Minoru Ii ducked under it nicely.
Minoru Ii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Minoru Ii shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kohinata Minoru Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minoru Ii moves into the clinch.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Minoru Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minoru Ii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Minoru Ii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Morrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minoru Ii's efforts to push away.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Minoru Ii blocks an uppercut.
Minoru Ii can't get the takedown.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Minoru Ii.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Minoru Ii controls the action.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Minoru Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minoru Ii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrison walks away with a smile on his face. Minoru Ii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Morrison. No joy for Minoru Ii on that attempt.
Morrison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Minoru Ii sprawls well initially but Morrison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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 Minoru Ii's temple.
Morrison wants to free his trapped foot but Minoru Ii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison winds up and cracks Minoru Ii with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Minoru Ii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Minoru Ii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Minoru Ii wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Minoru Ii taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minoru Ii gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is in close to Minoru Ii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Minoru Ii blocks nicely.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Minoru Ii blocks nicely.
Morrison is in close to Minoru Ii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrison is working Minoru Ii over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Minoru Ii is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison stands up over Minoru Ii, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morrison landing some decent shots from guard.
Morrison distracts Minoru Ii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Minoru Ii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Minoru Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minoru Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Minoru Ii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Minoru Ii slips a jab from Morrison.
Minoru Ii moves into the clinch.
Minoru Ii is looking to break free of the clinch but Morrison has double underhooks.
Minoru Ii blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison tries to work over Minoru Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Minoru Ii controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Minoru Ii has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morrison after a bit of a struggle.
Minoru Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Morrison.
A short left from Morrison.
Minoru Ii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Minoru Ii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Minoru Ii wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Minoru Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Minoru Ii closes the distance but Morrison moves to the side
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minoru Ii thinking.
Minoru Ii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii thinks about countering with a body kick.
Minoru Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Minoru Ii has time to react.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoru Ii closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Frank Morrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Minoru Ii.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minoru Ii's elbow.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Minoru Ii saw that one coming.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minoru Ii moves forwards but Morrison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minoru Ii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison cracks Minoru Ii with a good jab.
Morrison lands the left hand.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Minoru Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Minoru Ii misses with a double jab
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minoru Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Minoru Ii with a body shot.
Minoru Ii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minoru Ii misses the jab.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kohinata Minoru Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minoru Ii tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison lands a jab to the head.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Minoru Ii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Minoru Ii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morrisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison throws a hook but Minoru Ii avoids it easily.
Minoru Ii dives in for a single leg takedown but Morrison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minoru Ii tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kohinata Minoru Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Minoru Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minoru Ii shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison sprawls well. He's pushed Minoru Ii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Minoru Ii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morrison jabs Minoru Ii right on the nose. Minoru Ii blinks but takes it well.
Morrison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Minoru Ii's half guard.
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Minoru Ii is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Morrison is nestled in close to Minoru Ii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morrison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Minoru Ii on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Minoru Ii is looking to improve his position.
Minoru Ii trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison drops an elbow to the side of Minoru Ii's head.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrison lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison is nestled in close to Minoru Ii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Minoru Ii is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morrison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Minoru Ii with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Morrison there.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Minoru Ii with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morrison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Minoru Ii is trying to get back to full guard.
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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minoru Ii doesn't seem bothered though.
Minoru Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Minoru Ii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Minoru Ii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to avoid it but Minoru Ii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrison to the ground. Morrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morrison misses with a hook. Minoru Ii ducked under it nicely.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minoru Ii tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Minoru Ii is looking for a counter combo.
Minoru Ii doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kohinata Minoru Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Minoru Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Morrison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Minoru Ii eats them both and turns towards Morrison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Minoru Ii.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Minoru Ii tries for a takedown but Morrison circles away easily
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Minoru Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minoru Ii shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Minoru Ii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Minoru Ii slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Minoru Ii's body.
Morrison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Minoru Ii taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Minoru Ii to see if he's OK.
Morrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morrison scores with a couple of short elbows.
Minoru Ii takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Minoru Ii is trying to work for a sweep but Morrison has mounted him!
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!
BOOM! Morrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Minoru Ii hang on?
Minoru Ii is rocked!
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Minoru Ii?
Oh Minoru Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Minoru Ii is in trouble!
Morrison postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Minoru Ii is out cold - huge knockout for Morrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). 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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