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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amir Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison has chosen Metalingus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
32
139 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Lohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lohan misses with a two punch combination.
Lohan shoots in and bounces Morrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lohan defends well.
Morrison will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Lohan defends easily.
Lohan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lohan throws an elbow but Morrison slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison throws a couple of elbows from the bottom.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison is trying to escape the position but Lohan is controlling the position.
Lohan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lohan's best efforts.
Morrison keeping control of the position.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lohan.
Lohan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lohan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrison bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lohan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morrison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lohan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lohan has escaped and now he's on top!
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohan landing some decent shots from guard.
Morrison looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lohan passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Lohan is controlling well.
Lohan trying to control from half guard but Morrison is working away.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Lohan is very close to passing his half guard.
Lohan is working for a kimura but Morrison is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohan wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
Morrison tries to roll over but Lohan keeps him under control.
Lohan is thwarting Morrison's attempts to control the position.
Lohan is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morrison manages to get to full guard.
Morrison working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lohan looking to pass the guard.
Morrison is striking but Lohan is not phased and passes to half guard.
Lohan wants to stand up but Morrison is controlling the position.
Lohan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison is pressing down on Lohan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lohan postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lohan tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lohan is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by Lohan.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Lohan, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Lohan against the cage but Lohan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lohan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morrison!
Lohan tries to score with some ground and pound. Morrison controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lohan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morrison sneaks back into half guard.
Lohan trying to pass the guard but Morrison defending well.
Lohan is working for a kimura but Morrison is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison gets full guard.
Lohan wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lohan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohan drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Lohan off! Lohan jumps back into Morrison's guard.
Morrison tries to strike from the bottom.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Lohan controlling him for the moment.
Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lohan trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison controls Lohan momentarily but Lohan frees himself.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lohan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrison wants to control but Lohan passes easily into half guard.
Lohan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
Morrison is looking to control Lohan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison avoid being mounted?
Morrison regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
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 working over Lohan with some ground and pound. Lohan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lohan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison stands and throws Lohan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morrison trying to control the action but Lohan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lohan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lohan can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison advances to full mount.
Lohan is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Lohan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lohan is looking to improve his position but Morrison isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lohan is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.
Lohan is squirming around, avoiding Morrison's attempts to control the action.
Morrison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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 Lohan's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
Morrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lohan is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John 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! And we move into the final round!
Lohan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lohan is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Lohan circles away and we're back to standing.
John Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison shoots in for a double leg but Lohan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amir Lohan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lohan tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lohan to the ground. Lohan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amir Lohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Morrison.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lohan is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Lohan circles away and we're back to standing.
Lohan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morrison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morrison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lohan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lohan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison working a defensive guard but Lohan manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lohan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohan working away.
Morrison connects with an elbow from the bottom.
Lohan decides to stand back up.
We've been told by Lohan's head coaches at >TAPOUT ELITE< that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morrison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lohan struggling a bit here.
John Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lohan keeps working.
Lohan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison's best efforts.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Lohan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lohan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Morrison there.
Lohan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though.
Lohan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lohan gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control but Lohan is working from the bottom.
Morrison is in close to Lohan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrison slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison is pressing down on Lohan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lohan is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrison lands a nice short elbow.
Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 Lohan's temple.
Morrison drops an elbow to the side of Lohan's head.
Morrison is keen to just control but Lohan is a slippery customer.
Morrison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lohan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morrison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morrison tries to pass to full mount but Lohan defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lohan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Amir Lohan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lohan is rocked!
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lohan keeps working.
John Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morrison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Morrison!
A victorious John Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Amir Lohan was interviewed post fight and said 'Não é mais para mim. Eu vou voltar em breve. Obrigado a todos'.
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hype
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