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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Hall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nico Morales's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nico Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Morales sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morales darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Hall wants to break free but Morales has control.
Morales prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall looks for a takedown but Morales sprawls well.
Nico Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hall.
Morales tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Morales moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
Morales manages to break the clinch.
Hall misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Morales closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hall is trying to stall.
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morales smiles and moves away.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Morales sprawls well.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Morales tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morales tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Hall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morales stops a takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Morales as Hall shoots in.
Ryan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall looks gassed!
Hall is looking to chop away at Morales's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morales wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Morales defends it.
Morales manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales throws a head kick that Hall semi-blocks.
Morales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Morales rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall throws a leg kick but Morales moved away.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Morales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Hall tries to bum rush Morales with a series of wild strikes but Morales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Morales tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall motions for Morales to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morales!
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales clinches.
Morales landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Morales clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Morales manages to break the clinch.
Morales lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hall takes a step back to recover.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hall.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales lands with a slapping head kick.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morales holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morales scores with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Morales.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morales lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall looking to stall.
Hall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Hall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morales pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Morales dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morales drops his hands momentarily. Hall doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Morales staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Morales doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Hall!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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