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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Morley (ranked 3320 p4p, 352 weight class) and Federico Mancuello (ranked 19465 p4p, 673 weight class). Mancuello is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tenacious D - Wonderboy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
284 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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205 cm
25
277 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Federico Mancuello!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancuello punishes Morley's body with a nice straight punch.
Mancuello has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Morley.
Morley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mancuello quickly recovers to half guard.
Mancuello is looking for a sweep. Morley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mancuello tries to kick Morley off but Morley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mancuello is refusing to be controlled, as Morley sits in half guard.
Mancuello has hold of Morley's hands but Morley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mancuello is looking to escape.
Morley is keen to just control but Mancuello is a slippery customer.
Morley slips a nice elbow through Mancuello's hands, connecting with Mancuello's forehead.
Morley 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.
Morley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mancuello tries to roll over but Morley keeps him under control.
Mancuello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morley is working away from the top position though.
Mancuello manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Mancuello. No joy for Morley on that attempt.
Mancuello lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Morley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mancuello did well to prevent Morley getting side control.
Mancuello wants to improve his position but Morley is controlling well.
Morley misses with a head shot. Mancuello uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mancuello is controlling Morley's posture.
Mancuello wants to get back to his feet but Morley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley stops Mancuello from standing up.
Morley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancuello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morley cracks Mancuello with a solid left hand.
Morley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mancuello manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Morley tries for a takedown but Mancuello manages to get underhooks.
Morley tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Morley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mancuello attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mancuello misses with a hook.
Morley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mancuello pinned against the cage. Mancuello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morley throws a sloppy head kick and Mancuello moves out of range easily.
Mancuello stuffs the takedown attempt from Morley. Morley gets slowly back to his feet.
Mancuello now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancuello's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mancuello duly obliges.
Mancuello dips to his left and cracks Morley with an uppercut!
Mancuello throws a low kick, looking for Morley's leg but Morley calmly moves out of range.
Mancuello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morley tries to counter by clinching up but Mancuello breaks away and moves out of range.
Morley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mancuello leaves Morley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mancuello throws a body kick that misses.
Morley shoots in for a takedown but Mancuello shows good takedown defense.
Mancuello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morley showed some decent athleticism there.
Mancuello is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morley prevents Mancuello from improving his position.
Mancuello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morley is working away from the top position though.
Mancuello is trying to stand back up but Morley is controlling him
Ground and pound from Morley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mancuello wants to control but Morley is keeping busy.
Mancuello wants to get back to his feet.
Morley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Federico Mancuello dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mancuello avoids the body shot from Morley.
Morley has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morley.
A swing and a miss from Mancuello.
Adam Morley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mancuello circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Morley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancuello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morley gets a takedown into half guard.
Adam Morley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancuello desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancuello pushes Morley off and gets back to his feet.
Morley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mancuello on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mancuello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morley shoots in and gets a takedown into Mancuello's guard.
Mancuello kicks Morley off and gets to his feet.
Morley walks into a left hand.
A low kick from Mancuello is predictable there
and Morley counters with a shoot takedown. Mancuello fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancuello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mancuello pulls Morley in close to his closed guard and prevents Morley from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mancuello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancuello lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mancuello stopping the sweep attempt from Morley.
Mancuello controlling from the top position.
Morley trying to keep a closed guard but Mancuello is proving a slippery customer.
Morley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mancuello wants to control from the top but Morley keeps moving.
Morley trying to control the position here.
Morley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mancuello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mancuello stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mancuello goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mancuello throws a head kick but Morley moves out of range.
Morley misses with a double jab.
Mancuello fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mancuello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morley's sensitive parts.
Mancuello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morley showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mancuello pushes Morley off looking to stand but Morley dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morley lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancuello is refusing to be controlled, as Morley sits in half guard.
Mancuello gets full guard.
Morley preventing the sweep.
Morley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morley won't allow Mancuello to get back to his feet.
Mancuello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mancuello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morley's guard.
Mancuello trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morley's guard.
Mancuello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morley punching from the bottom.
Morley has a closed guard, preventing Mancuello from standing up.
Morley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Federico Mancuello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Morley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mancuello enables Morley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mancuello manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mancuello pushes Morley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mancuello misses with a few strikes there.
Mancuello is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morley dives in for a single leg takedown but Mancuello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mancuello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Federico Mancuello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morley gets a double leg takedown into Mancuello's guard.
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!
Mancuello looking for a sweep. Not yet Mancuello, not yet.
Mancuello wants to stand but Morley is controlling the position.
Morley stands up over Mancuello, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mancuello kicks Morley off and gets to his feet.
Morley misses the shot to the body.
Morley shoots in for a takedown but Mancuello shows good takedown defense.
Morley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mancuello but Mancuello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Morley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mancuello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morley needs to keep his hands up - Mancuello had a free shot at his head there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mancuello.
Morley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mancuello.
Morley fails with the takedown.
Mancuello throws a right and a left that Morley avoids nicely.
Morley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morley with a poor takedown
and Mancuello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mancuello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morley shoots in for a takedown but Mancuello shows good takedown defense.
Mancuello misses with the combination.
Morley tries to counter by clinching up but Mancuello breaks away and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mancuello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancuello cracks Morley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mancuello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mancuello scores with a shot to the body.
Mancuello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morley.
Mancuello lands a nice shot to the body.
Morley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mancuello connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morley scrambles back to his feet.
Morley is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Mancuello.
Oh Morley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mancuello defends well and Morley ends up having to push Mancuello into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mancuello lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Morley - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Mancuello!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Federico Mancuello!
A relieved looking Federico Mancuello thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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