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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 55 p4p, 115 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 9 p4p, 21 weight class). Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longabaugh scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrison should have avoided that one.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morrison with the ground and pound but Longabaugh uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Longabaugh 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 has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison postures up in Longabaugh's guard and throws a big left but Longabaugh blocks it.
Longabaugh wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Longabaugh keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Longabaugh's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Longabaugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longabaugh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound.
Morrison won't allow Longabaugh to sweep him here.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Longabaugh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Longabaugh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Longabaugh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Longabaugh wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Longabaugh's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Longabaugh walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
Longabaugh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Longabaugh takes one to the side of the head.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Longabaugh is just out of range.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Longabaugh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Longabaugh.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Longabaugh tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Longabaugh to the ground. Longabaugh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Longabaugh throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrison works the jab nicely.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
and Morrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Longabaugh's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Longabaugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison prevents Longabaugh from getting back to his feet.
Longabaugh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison is working Longabaugh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Longabaugh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Longabaugh clinches up against the cage.
Longabaugh lands a shoulder strike.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrison.
A short body shot lands from Morrison as the two fighters clinch.
Longabaugh lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longabaugh.
A shot in the inside from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh breaks from the clinch.
Morrison swings for the body but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Longabaugh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longabaugh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Longabaugh is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a nice uppercut.
Longabaugh connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longabaugh.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison defending well as Longabaugh loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longabaugh looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Longabaugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Longabaugh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Longabaugh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Longabaugh is looking to clinch.
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 Harry Alonzo Longabaugh will probably get the nod.
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.
Longabaugh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Longabaugh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Longabaugh connects with a right hand. Morrison shakes it off.
Longabaugh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Longabaugh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Longabaugh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Longabaugh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Longabaugh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morrison digs a good hook to Longabaugh's body.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longabaugh.
Jab by Longabaugh.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Longabaugh off the cage and back into range.
Longabaugh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Longabaugh breaks from the clinch.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison misses with a body punch
and Longabaugh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison sizes up Longabaugh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Longabaugh throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Longabaugh misses with a straight left.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longabaugh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Longabaugh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh slips under a jab.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Longabaugh there.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Longabaugh's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longabaugh throws a big shot that misses.
Longabaugh closes the distance and clinches.
Longabaugh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Longabaugh gets through Morrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longabaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
Longabaugh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Longabaugh blocks an uppercut.
Morrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Longabaugh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Longabaugh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Morrison can turn it around.
Morrison lands a left hand.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longabaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh misses with some punches.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Longabaugh has the dominant position.
Longabaugh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Longabaugh backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Longabaugh's efforts to push away.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Longabaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longabaugh digs a right hand into Morrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrison's gas tank.
Morrison takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longabaugh.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Longabaugh lands a body shot.
Longabaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison wants to take the fight to the mat but Longabaugh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longabaugh's elbow.
Longabaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longabaugh lands with a right to the head.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Longabaugh controls his hands.
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 Harry Alonzo Longabaugh 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.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - Longabaugh had a free shot at his head there.
Longabaugh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Longabaugh counter with a right hand.
Longabaugh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrison stuns Longabaugh 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.
Longabaugh throws a big counter combination but Morrison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Longabaugh lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Morrison catches Longabaugh right on the button with a cross.
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 tries for a takedown but Longabaugh circles away easily
and Longabaugh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Longabaugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Longabaugh's head back.
Longabaugh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Longabaugh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longabaugh moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Longabaugh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Longabaugh misses with the combination.
Longabaugh scores with a hook.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Longabaugh.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longabaugh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Longabaugh throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longabaugh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison misses with the combination.
Longabaugh avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Morrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Longabaugh has time to react.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Longabaugh is looking to counter punch.
Morrison lands a body shot.
Morrison scores with a jab. Longabaugh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Longabaugh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison staying out of range there.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison shoots in and drives through. Longabaugh sprawls well.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Longabaugh thuds his right hand into Morrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Longabaugh throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Longabaugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
Longabaugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison throws the left hand but Longabaugh avoids the punch easily.
Longabaugh is looking to counter punch.
Longabaugh throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Longabaugh avoids the body shot from Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Morrison catches Longabaugh right on the button with a cross.
Longabaugh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Longabaugh.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longabaugh moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Longabaugh. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Longabaugh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longabaugh's elbow.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longabaugh.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longabaugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison is looking for a takedown.
Longabaugh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison slips a straight right by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
A swing and a miss from Longabaugh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Harry Alonzo Longabaugh did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Longabaugh misses.
Longabaugh slips a jab from Morrison.
Longabaugh tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Longabaugh counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Longabaugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Longabaugh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Longabaugh tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Longabaugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longabaugh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longabaugh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Morrison takes a swing at Longabaugh's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longabaugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Longabaugh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Longabaugh throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Longabaugh thinking.
Longabaugh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Longabaugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longabaugh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
Longabaugh moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longabaugh tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Longabaugh back against the cage.
Longabaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Longabaugh.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrison prevents a body shot from Longabaugh.
Morrison takes a shot to the head.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Morrison blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
Longabaugh tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Longabaugh backwards.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Longabaugh controls the action.
Morrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Longabaugh backwards.
Longabaugh blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Longabaugh blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Morrison.
Longabaugh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longabaugh tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Nice body punch from Longabaugh - that landed with a thud.
Morrison is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Longabaugh tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Longabaugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Longabaugh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morrison drives through with a takedown into Longabaugh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morrison being controlled here momentarily.
Longabaugh wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longabaugh pulls Morrison in to control the position.
Longabaugh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Longabaugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Longabaugh pulls Morrison in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Longabaugh avoids the body shot from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Harry Alonzo Longabaugh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Longabaugh.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison throws out a powerful jab.
Longabaugh connects with the punch.
Longabaugh slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook but Longabaugh avoids it easily.
Morrison lands a jab to the nose.
Longabaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morrison misses with a hook. Longabaugh ducked under it nicely.
Longabaugh misses with a straight left.
Longabaugh misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Longabaugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Longabaugh moves away and avoids it.
Longabaugh lands with a good body shot.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Longabaugh but Longabaugh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morrison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Longabaugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longabaugh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrison has time to react.
Longabaugh misses with a looping left.
Longabaugh ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison works the jab nicely.
Morrison swings for the body but Longabaugh moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longabaugh misses with a looping left.
Longabaugh defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Longabaugh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Longabaugh moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Morrison slips a straight right by Longabaugh.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Longabaugh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison slips under a jab from Longabaugh.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws a hook but Longabaugh blocks it.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh misses with a double jab.
Longabaugh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh lands with a good body shot.
Morrison clobbers Longabaugh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Morrison misses.
Longabaugh catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Longabaugh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Longabaugh throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longabaugh.
Frank Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison slips a jab from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Longabaugh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Longabaugh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Longabaugh throws a series of strikes that have Morrison backpedaling.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longabaugh.
Longabaugh throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Longabaugh.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Longabaugh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Longabaugh on the inside.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longabaugh throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Longabaugh, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Frank Morrison was interviewed post fight and said 'This is no place for cowards'.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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