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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jones (ranked 137 p4p, 158 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 22 p4p, 27 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morrison's choice of entrance music: Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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 36 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a low kick as Morrison jumps back.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
A big left from Jones misses.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones throws a low kick but Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrison thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
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!
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones with the inside leg kick.
Jones throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones avoids the body shot from Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Morrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Morrison throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones lands a head shot.
Morrison throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones scores with a hook.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabs Morrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Morrison ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Morrison connects with a body shot.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morrison takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Morrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morrison checks it well.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison throws a shot to the body.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Morrison backs away looking to recover.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mason Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a hook.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison misses with a hook
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Morrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Morrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mason Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Jab by Jones.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Morrison being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Jones pulls Morrison in to control the position.
Jones'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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison postures up.
Morrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morrison postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Jones slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Morrison.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Good work by Morrison as he checks the leg kick.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Morrison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Jones is staying active underneath Morrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones is looking to control Morrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Morrison connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Morrison avoided it.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Jones.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrison blocks the leg kick.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Jones is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Morrison shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Morrison misses.
A jab from Jones misses.
A left lands for Morrison.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Morrison shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Morrison lands a couple of digs.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Morrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison lands a couple of digs.
Morrison postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrison's head backwards.
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!
Jones swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
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 Mason Jones.
I think Jones 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Jones!
Mason Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Frank Morrison had this to say: 'This is no place for cowards'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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