Tommy Morrison Wins "MMA" Debut

Tommy Morrison made pretty quick work of Stover last night at the Castle Cliff Casino in Arizona with a KO in the first round. Tommy's fists looked good, as expected, but his MMA skills were not tested as the rules of the fighter were modified at the last minute. Stover said, "Yeah they switched up the rules, at first it was strikes only knees, elbows, and kicks. They switched them up about a half hour before the show. We tried to barter around it, but Tommy, he doesn't want to do MMA. He needs to get paid. He needs his money. He needs to get his name back out there and this is basically all he's doing."

How the fight went down? Morrison, 38, slipped out the larger man's grip and circled back to the center of the cage. The sequence that followed showcased the boxer's superior hand speed. Stover's nose was broken by a swift overhand right, however the rugged sheetrock worker would not go quietly and responded by slamming Morrison against the fencing for a second time.

It will be intersting to see if Morrison can actually make the transistion to mixed martial arts. Maybe a fight against Kimbo will be next in the cards. This could be a new trend in MMA, ex-boxers fighter each other under modified MMA rules.