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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 182 p4p, 79 weight class) and Samson Buddha (ranked 26 p4p, 12 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. 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 47 - 25 - 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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison jabs at Buddha's body.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Buddha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Buddha moves out of range.
Morrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Buddha off the cage and back into range.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Buddha counters with an outside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Buddha 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.
Buddha throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Buddha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buddha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddha tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws the left hand but Buddha avoids the punch easily.
Morrison takes a swing at Buddha's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morrison lands some shots froms side control.
Buddha is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Buddha wants to control but Morrison postures up.
Morrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morrison laying and praying for a moment but Buddha takes advantage and regains half guard.
Morrison throws a strike but Buddha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Buddha keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison distracts Buddha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buddha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Buddha blocks nicely.
Morrison stays in close to Buddha's body and controls the position.
Morrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buddha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking to sit in guard and control but Buddha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Buddha is stalling in the full guard.
Morrison is trying to keep Buddha in close.
Morrison pulls Buddha in close to his closed guard and prevents Buddha from doing any damage or advancing position.
Buddha trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Morrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buddha.
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Morrison 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.
Buddha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buddha trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buddha preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buddha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buddha feints a counter leg kick.
Buddha lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buddha. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buddha avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Buddha slaps away a takedown attempt from Morrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Buddha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Buddha saw that one coming.
Buddha slips under a jab.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddha throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha throws a lazy uppercut
and Buddha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Morrison finds it's target.
Nice shot by Buddha.
Buddha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Buddha throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buddha defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buddha.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Buddha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buddha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buddha lunges at Morrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morrison's hand.
Morrison slips under a jab from Buddha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Buddha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Buddha moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Buddha. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buddhas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Buddha stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Buddha is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buddha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrison with a body shot.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buddha.
Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Buddha.
Buddha staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Buddha misses.
Buddha slips under a jab.
Buddha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buddha lands with an uppercut that bounces Morrison off the cage and back into range.
Buddha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buddha wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison digs a good hook to Buddha's body.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Buddha flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrison steps away.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Buddha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Buddha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrison throws a body punch but Buddha moves out of range.
Buddha tries a quick counter leg kick but Morrison is wise to it.
Morrison swings for the body but Buddha moves out of range.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha digs a good hook to Morrison's body.
Buddha scores with a body shot.
Buddha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morrison to the ground. Buddha is now in Morrison's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison 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 keeping moving, preventing Buddha from controlling successfully.
Samson Buddha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buddha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buddha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samson Buddha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buddha pinned against the cage. Buddha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Buddha throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Buddha dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Nice cross by Morrison.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddha misses with a looping right.
Buddha defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buddha.
Buddha slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buddha! But no joy.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrison.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buddha. Buddha obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Buddha is trying to defend but Morrison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Buddha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buddha wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buddha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Buddha keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Buddha working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Morrison trying to control but Buddha is working from the bottom.
Buddha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buddha working a defensive guard here.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison cracks Buddha with a solid left hand.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison trying to control but Buddha is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buddha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Buddha is just out of range.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buddha throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buddha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buddha's corner calls for a 1-2. Buddha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
A victorious Frank Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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