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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Katakutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scotty Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximo Katakutan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katakutan avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Katakutan tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Katakutan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katakutan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Katakutan.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Katakutan fails with the takedown.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Katakutan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morrison.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison jabs Katakutan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Katakutan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morrison. Morrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Katakutan looks gassed!
Katakutan lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morrison, right into the meat.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katakutan blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Morrison is looking to slow Katakutan down with leg kicks.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Katakutan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morrison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a combination. Katakutan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison scores with a head kick.
Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katakutan. That did some damage!
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katakutan.
Katakutan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Katakutan back to the cage. Morrison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katakutan. Katakutan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katakutan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Katakutan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Katakutan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katakutan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison cracks the inside of Katakutan's front leg.
Katakutan clinches.
Katakutan manages to break the clinch.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morrison!
Katakutan misses with a wild combination.
Katakutan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
Scotty Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Katakutan.
Morrison throws a right hand that Katakutan ducks under and follows up with a left that Katakutan also avoids with ease.
Katakutan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison with a hook.
Katakutan throws a sloppy head kick
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Katakutan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morrison.
Katakutan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Morrison is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Katakutan.
Katakutan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Morrison lands but Katakutan takes it in his stride.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Katakutan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Katakutan dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Scotty Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison feints a jab promting Katakutan to slip. Morrison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Katakutan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Katakutan misses with a double jab.
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katakutan at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Katakutan avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Morrison blocks the low kick.
Morrison works the jab nicely.
Morrison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Katakutan clinches with his opponent.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison is pressed up against the cage. Katakutan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morrison down to the mat. Morrison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katakutan dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Katakutan's head and hops out.
Katakutan misses with a low kick.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Katakutan misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Katakutan.
Morrison is looking to wear down Katakutan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Katakutan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katakutan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morrison.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Morrison scores with a push kick.
Morrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katakutan's sensitive parts.
Morrison throws a right hand that Katakutan ducks under and follows up with a left that Katakutan also avoids with ease.
Katakutan dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katakutan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Katakutan.
Katakutan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katakutan stalks Morrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morrison's face. Morrison staggers backwards, shaken.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Katakutan is out of range and Morrison settles back down.
Morrison misses with the combination.
Katakutan misses with a double jab.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison misses with the combination.
Katakutan moves into the clinch successfully.
Katakutan working Morrison over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Katakutan breaks the clinch.
Katakutan swinging wildly here.
Morrison cracks the inside of Katakutan's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Katakutan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Katakutan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrison as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katakutan.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Morrison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katakutan lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Katakutan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Katakutan.
Scotty Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Katakutan.
Katakutan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scotty Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Katakutan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morrison scores with a head kick.
Morrison throws a hook but Katakutan blocks it.
Katakutan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morrison tries to keep at a distance but Katakutan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Katakutan has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison stalling in the clinch but Katakutan improves position.
Katakutan breaks the clinch.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katakutan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Katakutan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximo Katakutan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Katakutan.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katakutan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morrison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Katakutan rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.
Katakutan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Katakutan tries to pull guard but Morrison holds him up against the cage and eventually Katakutan drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katakutan is trying to break the clinch but Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Katakutan to work.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katakutan has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Morrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katakutan at a distance.
A head kick misses from Katakutan.
Morrison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Katakutan.
Morrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick from Katakutan.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scotty Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison feints a jab promting Katakutan to slip. Morrison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Katakutan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Katakutan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katakutan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Katakutan avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katakutan throws a head kick that half lands.
Katakutan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katakutan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katakutan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Katakutan avoids nicely.
Katakutan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katakutan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Katakutan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Katakutan clinches.
Katakutan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Katakutan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Katakutan misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan misses with a head kick.
Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katakutan. That did some damage!
Katakutan ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Katakutan misses with a two punch combination.
Katakutan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison looks to land a combination. Katakutan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Katakutan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrison throws a head kick but Katakutan moves out of range.
Morrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katakutan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katakutan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Katakutan moves out of range easily.
Morrison lands with a slapping head kick.
Katakutan throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.
Morrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katakutan throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Katakutan gets a clinch.
Katakutan has Morrison pushed against the cage.
Katakutan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katakutan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Katakutan misses with a head kick.
Katakutan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Morrison.
Katakutan misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katakutan throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Katakutan misses with a double jab.
Katakutan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Katakutan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Katakutan.
Katakutan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katakutan has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison wants to break free but Katakutan has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katakutan misses with a knee to the head.
Maximo Katakutan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison tries to stall but Katakutan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katakutan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
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 Scotty Morrison.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Morrison!
A victorious Scotty 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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