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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 127 p4p, 268 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 17 p4p, 38 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Ko Nachi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Echoing Thunder. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 21 - 11 - 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 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison lands with a straight right. Ko Nachi didn't see that one coming.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko Nachi is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ko Nachi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
Ko Nachi slips a jab from Morrison.
Ko Nachi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrison connects with a body shot that sends Ko Nachi's belly button to the back.
Morrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ko Nachi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Morrison lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko Nachi. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morrison checks a leg kick.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko Nachi moves away.
Morrison slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko Nachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison swings for the body but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi scores with a three punch combo!
Ko Nachi avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ko Nachi pinned against the cage. Ko Nachi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morrison ducks right into an uppercut from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Ko Nachi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rigel Ko Nachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Morrison.
Morrison moves forwards but Ko Nachi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Ko Nachi misses with the combination.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko Nachi swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ko Nachi motions for Morrison to come forward. Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Morrison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ko Nachi throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Ko Nachi cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Ko Nachi lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
A jab from Ko Nachi does it's job there.
Morrison cracks Ko Nachi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Ko Nachi sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Morrison.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ko Nachi was covering up waiting for the punch and Morrison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrison trying to control but Ko Nachi is working from the bottom.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ko Nachi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Ko Nachi blocks nicely.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ko Nachi wants to stand and escape but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ko Nachi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Morrison has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of Ko Nachi's head.
A short left from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ko Nachi thinking.
Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
Morrison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ko Nachi.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ko Nachi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Ko Nachi avoids it well.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ko Nachi throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ko Nachi clobbers Morrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Ko Nachi with a nice calf kick.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Morrison scores with a four punch combination!
Ko Nachi lands with a right hand.
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a left and a right that stings Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping right.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ko Nachi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
Ko Nachi looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
A jab from Ko Nachi does it's job there.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko Nachi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morrison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko Nachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ko Nachi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ko Nachi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison distracts Ko Nachi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison cracks Ko Nachi with a solid left hand.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!
Ko Nachi stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison pulls Ko Nachi in to control the position.
Ko Nachi won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ko Nachi's guard.
Morrison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ko Nachi wants to stand but Morrison is controlling the position.
Morrison works over Ko Nachi with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrison is working Ko Nachi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ko Nachi has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morrison holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Ko Nachi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Ko Nachi shows good takedown defense.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison takes one to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ko Nachi ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ko Nachi! But no joy.
Ko Nachi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrison blocks the leg kick.
Donk. Morrison catches Ko Nachi right on the button with a cross.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ko Nachi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Ko Nachi slips the punch.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko Nachi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ko Nachi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ko Nachi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ko Nachi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Ko Nachi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ko Nachi's guard.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison trying to control but Ko Nachi is working from the bottom.
Morrison prevents Ko Nachi from getting back to his feet.
Morrison trying to control but Ko Nachi is working from the bottom.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison stops Ko Nachi from standing up.
Ko Nachi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ko Nachi's head.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Ko Nachi's brow.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!
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!
Ko Nachi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morrison's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control the position here.
Ko Nachi won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ko Nachi manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!
Morrison seems keen to control Ko Nachi's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Ko Nachi controlling him for the moment.
Morrison has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ko Nachi has passed into side control.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison is looking for a sweep.
Ko Nachi wants to stand but Morrison has his arm trapped.
Morrison struggling a bit here.
Ko Nachi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
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 Frank Morrison.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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