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CMMA 78 Lafayette vs Morrison PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rounin Hashima (ranked 3132 p4p, 4133 weight class) and Frank Lucas Iv (ranked 306 p4p, 357 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rounin Hashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lucas Iv!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashima feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lucas Iv sprawling to the canvas! Lucas Iv rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hashima finish him?!
Lucas Iv avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hashima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hashima wants it to stay on the feet.
Hashima sends Lucas Iv crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hashima is motioning to the referee to let Lucas Iv up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Lucas Iv is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hashima closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Lucas Iv out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rounin Hashima!
Rounin Hashima spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Farquharson (ranked 2524 p4p, 6617 weight class) and Arthur Mosley (ranked 326 p4p, 619 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mosley's choice of entrance music: Anarchy in the UK. William Farquharson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arthur Mosley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Mosley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson works over Mosley's head and body with a nice combination.
Mosley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Farquharson tried to score with a low kick but Mosley checks it.
Farquharson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farquharson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farquharson there as he acknowledges the shot.
 It looks like William Farquharson has been cut.
Farquharson cracks Mosley with a good jab.
Mosley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farquharson.
Mosley moves out of range of the body kick from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands with a nice body punch.
Farquharson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mosley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Farquharson throws a series of punches but Mosley moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farquharson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mosley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Farquharson throws a shot from downtown. Mosley moves away and avoids it.
Farquharson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Mosley swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
Mosley avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Mosley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Farquharson.
Mosley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Farquharson counters with a low kick, right behind Mosley 's knee.
Farquharson jabs at Mosley's body.
Farquharson lunges at Mosley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mosley's hand.
Farquharson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mosley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farquharson.
Mosley tries to clinch up but Farquharson circles away and keeps his distance.
Farquharson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mosley moves into the clinch.
Mosley prevents a body shot from Farquharson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farquharson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farquharson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farquharson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosley lands a nice uppercut.
Farquharson has a couple of punches blocked by Mosley.
Our sources have told us that Farquharson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Farquharson avoiding damage as Mosley throws knees to the body.
Mosley has Farquharson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Farquharson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Mosley - that's hurt Farquharson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Farquharson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Farquharson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Arthur Mosley!
A relieved looking Arthur Mosley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sey La Vie (ranked 2425 p4p, 2244 weight class) and Diaz Ortiz (ranked 265 p4p, 252 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sey La Vie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diaz Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to land a combination but La Vie avoids it well.
Diaz Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Vie looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but La Vie pushes him off.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but La Vie moves out of range.
La Vie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but La Vie moved out of range.
Ortiz throws a poor cross that misses
and La Vie counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Ortiz badly! He tries to strike back but La Vie puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Ortiz out cold! Oh man, Ortiz will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sey La Vie!
Sey La Vie gave a mention to Vanguard Athletics and Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Penn (ranked 1987 p4p, 3459 weight class) and Big Fist (ranked 218 p4p, 359 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by The End. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Fist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Fist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
A little jabbing left from Fist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Fist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fist misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} in the buildup to the fight.
Fist scores with a three punch combo!
Penn throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn clinches up with Fist and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn stalling.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn is trying to drag Fist to the mat but Fist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fist working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist misses with the head strike.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fist scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn pushes Fist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Fist's head.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn is pushing Fist up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Fist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Fist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fist is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fist tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fist pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Fist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fist moves out of range of the body kick.
Fist lands an overhand right.
Fist misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Penn goes for a double leg but Fist avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fist continues to drive forward.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Penn.
Fist slows down the pace here.
Penn avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist misses with the head strike.
Fist pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fist throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Fist is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fist moves out of range of the strikes.
Fist misses the jab.
Fist lands a jab to the nose.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Fist.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Colin Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fist is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fist thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fist jabs at Penn's body.
A jab lands there for Fist.
A low kick from Penn misses
and Fist counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fist.
As Penn backs off Fist throws a huge counter combo but Penn manages to avoid it all.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Fist counters with a two punch combo.
Fist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Fist dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fist lands with a nice body punch.
Fist throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Fist takes one to the side of the head.
Big Fist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fist lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fist, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Fist.
Penn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fist feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Penn sprawling to the canvas! Penn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fist finish him?!
 Penn is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fist sends Penn crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fist is motioning to the referee to let Penn up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Fist throws an uppercut from hell that sends Penn clean off his feet! He's out cold! Fist stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Fist!
Big Fist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Colin Penn spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh well. Not a bad loss the guy beat me tonight, I don't feel bad.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 1169 p4p, 4256 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 151 p4p, 517 weight class). Obaminator's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Kobe Bryant will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obaminator makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bryant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Bryant. That snapped Obaminator's head back.
Obaminator throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Kobe Bryant has been cut.
Bryant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obaminator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryant throws the left hand but Obaminator avoids the punch easily.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryant scores with a push kick.
Obaminator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bryant tries to bum rush Obaminator with a series of wild strikes but Obaminator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been informed that Bryant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
Bryant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bryant delivers a nice body kick.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Obaminator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Bryant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bryant misses with a looping right.
Obaminator gets a clinch.
Obaminator tries to pull guard but Bryant won't allow it.
Obaminator tries to work over Bryant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bryant prevents a body shot from Obaminator.
Obaminator has Bryant pressed against the cage, preventing Bryant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bryant presses Obaminator against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bryant is trying to force a seperation but Obaminator has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obaminator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bryant.
Obaminator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Obaminator lands a slapping body shot.
Obaminator scores with a hook to the body. Bryant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Obaminator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Obaminator connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bryant momentarily.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant avoids the head kick by Obaminator.
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obaminator throws a counter high kick but Bryant was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obaminator wants to clinch.
Obaminator is looking to land body kicks.
Bryant misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Obaminator circles away.
As Bryant backs away, Obaminator returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Obaminator.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Bryant's corner calls for a 1-2. Bryant obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obaminator scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bryant lands with a straight right. Obaminator didn't see that one coming.
Bryant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bryant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donk. Obaminator catches Bryant right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obaminator scores with a hook.
Obaminator throws the left hand but Bryant avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Obaminator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobe Bryant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Bryant misses with a series of wild punches.
Obaminator tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obaminator takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Obaminator.
Barack Obaminator is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator scores with a kick to the midsection.
Obaminator lands a nice looking body kick.
Obaminator is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a solid leg kick but Obaminator takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bryant.
Bryant cracks Obaminator with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bryant lands with an uppercut that bounces Obaminator off the cage and back into range.
Bryant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bryant misses with a jab to the body
and Obaminator counters with an outside leg kick.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Obaminator avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Obaminator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obaminator is looking to clinch.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obaminator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Bryant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obaminator moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kobe Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Obaminator forces Bryant back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obaminator working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bryant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obaminator lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
Bryant can't find room to land a body shot as Obaminator controls the action.
Obaminator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obaminator jumps guard but Bryant stands there with Obaminator around his waist. Obaminator gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant misses with the combination.
Obaminator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bryant is rocked!
Obaminator lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bryant at a distance.
Obaminator tries a head kick but it misses.
Obaminator throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obaminator thuds his right hand into Bryant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bryant is still on wobbly legs! Can Obaminator finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Obaminator! Bryant is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barack Obaminator!
Barack Obaminator thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 327 p4p, 1272 weight class) and Ricky Youngblood (ranked 41 p4p, 148 weight class). De Minaur's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seek and Destroy . Youngblood has chosen Wake Up Hate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rod De Minaur could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Youngblood's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Minaur fakes the leg kick and cracks Youngblood in the body.
Youngblood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Youngblood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Minaur steps in with a hook that catches Youngblood right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! De Minaur follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Youngblood looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lafayette (ranked 207 p4p, 879 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 29 p4p, 129 weight class). Lafayette comes into the arena with Erasure - Always blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Morrison's choice of entrance music: Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Lafayette pushes him off.
Lafayette appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lafayette dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison closes the distance but Lafayette moves to the side
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Morrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette connects with the punch.
Lafayette manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morrison on his heels. He'll look to pass Morrison's guard now, I'm sure.
Morrison is pulling down on Lafayette's head. It's preventing any offense from Lafayette, at least for the moment.
Morrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lafayette is one step ahead there.
Lafayette trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Lafayette won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lafayette is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Lafayette has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morrison is looking to control Lafayette's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morrison avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lafayette prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Morrison won't allow Lafayette to pass to mount.
Morrison keeping hold of Lafayette's head, controlling as best he can.
Lafayette is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morrison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lafayette.
Lafayette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette is really struggling to control Morrison but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lafayette misses the target.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Lafayette wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lafayette feints and as Morrison raises his hands in defense, Lafayette changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lafayette is one step ahead there.
Morrison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafayette stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full 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.
Morrison is pulling down on Lafayette's head. It's preventing any offense from Lafayette, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Lafayette dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lafayette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
As Morrison tries to get set, Lafayette tries to push him back and clinch up but Morrison manages to avoid the attempt.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Lafayette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lafayette rather than just go for the knockout.
Lafayette slips a jab from Morrison.
Lafayette stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Morrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Rene Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Lafayette defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lafayette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Lafayette lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab by Lafayette.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrison felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morrison controlling the position well.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison, not yet.
Lafayette sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lafayette postures up.
Lafayette stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lafayette slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lafayette's guard.
Morrison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stands up over Lafayette, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lafayette seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Lafayette working a defensive guard here.
Lafayette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lafayette looking for a sweep. Not yet Lafayette, not yet.
Morrison looking to sit in guard and control but Lafayette gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison controls Lafayette momentarily but Lafayette frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rene Lafayette will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lafayette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morrison is looking to clinch.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lafayette shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lafayette's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison misses with a double jab
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lafayette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Lafayette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison dodges the punch combination from Lafayette.
Morrison clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lafayette scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to buck Lafayette off but Lafayette is having none of it.
Lafayette trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Morrison tries to bench press Lafayette off him but Lafayette keeps the position.
Lafayette thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morrison is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lafayette's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison is in trouble now - Lafayette has advanced to mount!
Morrison tries to hold on but Lafayette pushes him away.
Morrison prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison tries to hold on but Lafayette pushes him away.
Lafayette looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Lafayette has a good base and remains in mount.
Lafayette controlling the pace for now.
Frank Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison working to try and regain half guard.
Morrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rene Lafayette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette looking to control but Morrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lafayette content just to control the position here.
Lafayette looking to control but Morrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morrison reaches up and holds on to Lafayette to control the position.
Lafayette moves to the back position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Morrison's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Lafayette showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lafayette 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Lafayette!
Rene Lafayette decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Frank Morrison stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is no place for cowards'.
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