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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 1332 p4p, 2097 weight class) and Emilio Morterero (ranked 179 p4p, 270 weight class). Morterero has chosen Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version) as his entrance music. Emilio Morterero has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Morterero!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray slips under a jab from Morterero.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morterero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morterero 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.
Gray misses the jab.
Morterero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Morterero is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Morterero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morterero looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morterero throws out the jab.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Copes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morterero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morterero misses with a hook.
Morterero misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morterero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morterero throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Morterero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray lands a jab to Morterero's midsection.
Morterero slips a jab from Gray.
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!
Gray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morterero.
Gray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morterero under the eye.
Morterero lands a jab to the nose.
Gray takes a swing at Morterero's ribcage but misses.
Morterero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Morterero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gray misses with a jab to the body
and Morterero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Morterero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morterero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morterero is trying to break the clinch but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
Morterero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morterero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morterero swinging wildly here.
Gray misses with a body punch
and Morterero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray cracks Morterero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gray misses with a left hand
and Morterero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morterero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morterero.
Morterero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morterero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Alex Gray has been cut.
Gray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morterero lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Morterero.
Morterero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Morterero walks into a left hand.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gray is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morterero steps in with a hook that catches Gray right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Morterero follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gray looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Morterero!
Emilio Morterero is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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FIGHT
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