Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: HRL83
Date: May 04, 2024

#R1#
Morales lands with a nice combination. Scorfna backs away looking to recover.
Scorfna moves away from the strike by Morales.
Scorfna moves forwards but Morales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scorfna.
Morales connects with a nice looking jab.
Morales leaves Scorfna with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morales is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scorfna at a distance.
A left lands for Morales.#T1#
Morales scores with a nice head shot.
Morales lands a glancing blow to the side of Scorfna's head.
We've been told by Morales's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scorfna momentarily.
Nice shot by Morales.
Scorfna drops his hands momentarily and Morales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Omari Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scorfnas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scorfna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Scorfna tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#KD#
Morales cracks Scorfna with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morales has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Scorfna to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Scorfna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
Morales scores with the left hand. Scorfna knows he should have avoided that one.
Morales connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morales with a hook.
Scorfna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a nice body shot.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.
Scorfna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morales lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
The crowd cheers as Morales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scorfna doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scorfna is defended easily by Morales.
Scorfna fails with the takedown
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ewgenju Scorfna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorfna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morales throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Scorfna counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scorfna wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving. #T4#
Morales is adopting a defensive guard.
Scorfna wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
Scorfna is pushing down on Morales's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morales is fighting to maintain full guard but Scorfna has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morales punching from the bottom.
Scorfna content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morales is pressing down on Scorfna's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that round.
That's time! Morales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Morales misses with a double jab.
Scorfna misses with a takedown attempt
and Scorfna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scorfna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scorfna gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scorfna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales slaps away a takedown attempt from Scorfna, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorfna misses with a takedown attempt
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Morales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scorfna has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morales lands the left hand.#T1##KD#
Morales lands a left and a right that send Scorfna crashing to the mat, dazed. Morales thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Scorfna is rocked!
Morales throws out a loose jab but Scorfna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Morales finds it's target.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scorfna can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scorfna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scorfna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scorfna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Scorfna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
Morales tests Scorfna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorfna fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morales grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Scorfna takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Morales cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Omari Morales!
Omari Morales spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: BE 7: Smithers vs Kowalski
Date: Apr 18, 2024

#R1#
Gracie shoots and misses
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales scores with a nice head shot.#ROC2#Gracie is rocked!
Morales has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morales counters with a huge right that knocks Gracie out cold! Morales is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omari Morales!
A victorious Omari Morales thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Eliz Gracie spoke after the fight, saying 'Great job to my opponent, that was my 30th fight. I want to make an announcement, today was my last fight. I've done alot of great things in MMA. I've won some and i've lost some. But i'm announcing my retirement, make sure to keep your eyes on my two sons Ethan and Efim!! '.

Event: HRL69
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
Wagon swings widly with a right hand
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Wagon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wagon tests Morales's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wagon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wagon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanley Wagon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morales scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC#Wagon is rocked!
Wagon misses with an uppercut
and Morales rattles Wagon with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Wagon tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Morales dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Wagon stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
Omari Morales bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: HRL65
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
Morales cracks Botev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Botev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Botev misses with a right hand
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Botev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morales lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales lands with a straight right. Botev didn't see that one coming.
Botev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morales lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Botev throws a right hand that misses #KD2#
and Morales counters with a crisp one two that drops Botev! Morales thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Botev to his feet! Botev is in big trouble!#ROC2#Botev is rocked!
Morales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Botev misses with a lunging right hand
and Botev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Botev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Botev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Botev seems to have got his legs back now.
Botev misses with a straight left.
Morales has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
Botev throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Botev misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morales cracks a nice hook into Botev's ribs.
Botev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Botev moves into the clinch successfully.
Morales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Botev walks into a stiff left hand from Morales.
Botev throws an off balance right hand
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Botev misses with an uppercut
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Botev throws a right hand that misses
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botev throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Botev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Botev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morales appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Botev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Morales is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morales lands the left hand.
Botev swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Botev.
Botev misses with a left hand
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Botev throws a right hand that misses
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botev swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Botev misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Morales misses.
Botev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Varban Botev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Botev gets the takedown into side control. #T3#
Botev controlling the position from side mount.
Morales is trying to get back to half guard.
Botev is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morales will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Botev working the ground and pound.
Botev advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botev lands a nice shot to the head. #T4#
Botev controlling from mount.
Morales tries to hold on but Botev pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Botev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morales holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Botev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Botev 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.
Morales taking shots to the head.
Botev lands a heavy elbow.
Botev dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botev lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botev controlling the position easily from mount.
Botev tries to control but Morales wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Morales fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Botev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws a good cross that connects.
Botev misses with a hook
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Botev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morales looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morales takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Botev working away.
Botev grinds an elbow into Morales's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botev in side control, throwing shots but Morales defends.
Varban Botev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morales is being controlled here.
Botev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morales for as long as he can get away with.
Botev landing strikes. #T1#
Botev landing strikes.
Botev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morales some visible discomfort.
Morales wants to get back to his feet but Botev drags him back down.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Botev slows the pace down.
Morales defending against the ground and pound.
Morales is trying to get back to half guard.
Botev cracks Morales with a big elbow.
Morales taking a bit of punishment here - Botev scoring with strikes.
Morales managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Botev.
Botev working the ground and pound.#T2#
Morales is trying to improve his position.
Botev grinds an elbow into Morales's temple.
Morales is working to avoid the ground and pound but Botev connects with a decent elbow.
Botev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Botev grinds an elbow into Morales's temple.
Botev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Botev tries to score with some ground and pound. Morales controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Botev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morales down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Botev working away.
The strikes coming from Botev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Botev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morales some visible discomfort.
Botev controlling the position. #T3#
Botev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Botev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Botev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Morales's face as Botev controls the position.
Botev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Botev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morales takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Botev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morales some visible discomfort.
Botev scores with punches from side control. #T4#
Morales defending against the ground and pound.
Botev trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom.
Botev moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Botev working the ground and pound from side control.
Botev takes a little break here. Morales wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Botev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Botev working the ground and pound.
Botev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Varban Botev dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Botev throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morales has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Morales jabs Botev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Botev throws a poor cross that misses
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Botev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Botev throws a poor cross that misses
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Botev.
Botev misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Botev is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Morales's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Botev throws a lazy uppercut
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Botev misses with a left hand
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Botev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A shot to the body from Botev misses
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales jabs at Botev's body.
Botev throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Morales uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Botev has time to react.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Botev moves to clinch but Morales breaks away
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Botev moves into the clinch successfully.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Morales is fighting off a takedown attempt but Botev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morales to the mat. Morales regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Botev trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Botev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morales has momentary wrist control but Botev slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Botev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morales controls Botev momentarily but Botev frees himself.
Morales keeping full guard, as Botev tries to pass.
Botev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Botev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Botev stops Morales from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botev lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Botev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Morales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Botev is looking to work some ground and pound but Morales has wrist control.
Botev won't allow Morales to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Botev misses with an uppercut
and Botev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Botev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL#
Botev has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Botev tries to move into range but Morales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Botev misses with an uppercut
and Botev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Botev misses with a hook
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Botev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales cracks Botev with a good jab.
Botev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Botev scrambles back to his feet.
Botev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omari Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Botev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Botev misses with a right hand
and Morales counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Botev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morales is looking for the big counter here.
Botev misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Morales.
Morales takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omari Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morales has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omari Morales!
After the fight, Omari Morales was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: HFC 78:Kangee vs Hanma
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1#
Morales misses with the combination.
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Morales avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Morales.
Morales's corner calls for a 1-2. Morales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morales seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov with a jab.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Morales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morales swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Morales misses.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot. #CL2#
Kuznetsov moves into range and clinches up with Morales.
Morales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuznetsov as Morales tries to tie him up.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch. #T2#
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuznetsov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kuznetsov's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kuznetsov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right from Kuznetsov on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morales or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales trying to control the position but instead, Kuznetsov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morales into the cage.
Morales prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Morales.
A short left from Kuznetsov. #T3#
Morales has had enough of the clinch but Kuznetsov keeps him there for the moment.
Kuznetsov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morales is trying to stall.
Morales is looking to control Kuznetsov's arms but Kuznetsov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morales has his back to the cage.
Maybe Morales would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales tries to stall but Kuznetsov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Morales looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Kuznetsov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kuznetsov. #T4#
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuznetsov misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov leaning against his opponent.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuznetsov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Morales.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuznetsov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Morales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Egor Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Kuznetsov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kuznetsov jabs at Morales's body.
Morales moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Kuznetsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuznetsov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination. #T1#
Morales throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Kuznetsov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morales lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuznetsov backs up against the cage.
Morales cracks Kuznetsov with a good jab.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov feints a jab promting Morales to slip. Kuznetsov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morales slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T2#
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov lands with a good body shot.
Omari Morales is winning the standup battle so far.
Morales throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Morales coming out on top.
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!
Morales throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T3#
Morales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Morales.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales misses the jab.
Kuznetsov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuznetsov jabs at Morales's body.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuznetsov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuznetsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morales with a body shot.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Morales misses with a looping left.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morales with a body shot.
Kuznetsov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuznetsov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
Morales throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Kuznetsov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Kuznetsov lands with a good body shot.
Morales scores with a jab.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking body shot.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov digs a good body shot into Morales's ribs.
Morales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1#
Morales missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov stuns Morales with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot that sends Morales's belly button to the back.
Kuznetsov punishes Morales's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuznetsov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morales rather than just go for the knockout.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
A nice side step and Kuznetsov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morales throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a nice hook to Morales's body. Morales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morales throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Morales takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morales connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.#T3#
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Morales moved out of range nicely.
Morales throws a big counter combination but Kuznetsov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morales loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
Morales throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetsov slips a straight right by Morales.
Kuznetsov unleashes a big counter combination but Morales bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kuznetsov swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Morales counter with a right hand. #T4#
Morales misses with a combination
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morales takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Morales throws a good cross that connects.
Morales doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Kuznetsov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetsov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Egor Kuznetsov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kuznetsov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egor Kuznetsov!
A less than humble Egor Kuznetsov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: HFC 74:John vs Marek
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
Morales avoids the body shot from Ganozri.
Morales lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morales throws a series of punches but Ganozri avoids them all with ease.
Ganozri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ganozri there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT#It looks like Mo Ganozri has been cut.
Morales lands an overhand right.
Ganozri closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Ganozri pushes Morales against the ropes but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Morales misses the target.
We've been told by Morales's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ganozri swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Morales swings for the body but Ganozri moves out of range.
Ganozri lands a nice hook to Morales's body. Morales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD2#
Ganozri manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morales on his heels. He'll look to pass Morales's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ganozri.
Ganozri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ganozri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Morales wants to stand up but Ganozri is controlling him.
Ganozri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morales wants to stand and escape but Ganozri is having none of it.
Ganozri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ganozri lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ganozri throws a big elbow that misses.
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morales wants to sweep here but Ganozri controlling him for the moment.
Ganozri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ganozri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morales is trying to control the position but Ganozri postures up.
Ganozri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#TD2#
Ganozri decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morales makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morales.
Ganozri wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
Ganozri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ganozri with a nice head shot there.
Ganozri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ganozri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ganozri's guard. #REVR#
Morales sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morales postures up. #T3#
Morales wants to control from the top but Ganozri keeps moving.
Morales postures up.
Morales stopping the sweep attempt from Ganozri.
Ganozri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Morales is trying to maintain the position but Ganozri is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ganozri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ganozri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ganozri is nestled in close to Morales, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ganozri is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ganozri working Morales over with strikes.
Morales tries to kick Ganozri off but Ganozri keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Ganozri there.
Nice strikes from Ganozri there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Ganozri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mo Ganozri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ganozri misses with a wild body shot.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Ganozri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morales swivels and escapes.
Morales lands a nice shot that snaps Ganozri's head back.
Ganozri misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Ganozri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ganozri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ganozri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ganozri shoots in but no luck this time.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Ganozri.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morales is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Ganozri looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ganozri with the ground and pound but Morales uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ganozri postures up in Morales's guard and throws a big left but Morales blocks it.
Ganozri connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Ganozri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morales is looking to stand up but Ganozri isn't so interested in that idea.
Ganozri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ganozri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ganozri.
Mo Ganozri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morales tries to land a sweep but no joy. #ES#
Morales kicks Ganozri off and gets to his feet.
Ganozri with a poor takedown
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales takes one to the chin there.
Ganozri misses with a takedown attempt
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ganozri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.#T2#
Ganozri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ganozri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganozri misses the shot to the body.
Morales scores with a sloppy right hand. Ganozri should have avoided that one.
Ganozri swings for the body but Morales moves out of range.
Ganozri tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Ganozri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Omari Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ganozri shoots in for a double leg but Morales sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ganozri misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Morales jabs Ganozri right on the nose. Ganozri blinks but takes it well.#CUT#That has opened up Mo Ganozri's cut even more.
Ganozri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morales rather than just go for the knockout.
Ganozri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morales at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Morales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ganozri doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Morales lands a jab to the head.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#TD2#
Ganozri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morales trying to keep a closed guard but Ganozri is proving a slippery customer.
Ganozri preventing the sweep.
Ganozri trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales is trying to control the position but Ganozri postures up.
Ganozri won't allow Morales to get back to his feet.
Ganozri throwing strikes but missing.
Ganozri throws a big right hand that misses.
Morales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
Ganozri connects with a couple of short punches.
Ganozri trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Morales gets caught flat footed, as Ganozri shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ganozri lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ganozri trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ganozri throws a big elbow that misses.
Ganozri lands a couple of elbows.
Ganozri throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mo Ganozri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ganozri shoots in for a double leg but Morales sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Morales misses.
Ganozri looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD2#
Morales tries to sprawl but Ganozri drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morales trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ganozri connects with a nice short shot to Morales's temple.
Morales is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ganozri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ganozri's back!
Ganozri can't escape the position.
Morales trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganozri trying to control the action but Morales just sinks the hooks in. #T1#
Morales tries to keep control of the position but Ganozri is staying busy.
Ganozri can't escape the position.
Morales struggling to keep hold of the position. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ganozri wants to control his opponent's hands but Morales gets his hands free.
Morales wants to control but Ganozri is keeping busy.
Morales is hanging on to Ganozri's back as he tries to escape. #T3#
Ganozri trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Morales is looking to control Ganozri but Ganozri is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Morales is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ganozri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morales has the hooks in. Ganozri is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morales trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ganozri trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omari Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omari Morales!
Omari Morales bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: HFC 66:Yamasaki vs Leonidas
Date: Sep 23, 2023

#R1#
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like Ethan Gracie has been cut.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Morales counters with a nice body shot. #TD2#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Morales dodges it nicely. #SUB2#
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Morales regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Morales is looking to escape.
Gracie prevents Morales from improving his position.#SUB2#
Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Morales is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ethan Gracie!

Event: HFC 62:Petrov vs Cleever
Date: Aug 26, 2023

#R1#
Cartier fails with the takedown
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
Cartier takes one on the button.
Morales stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cartier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Cartier looking to score a takedown here. Morales is defending well but Cartier drives through and ends up in Morales's guard.
Cartier working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartier stops Morales from standing up.
Cartier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Cartier from controlling successfully. #T1#
Morales is trying to keep Cartier in close.
Morales has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ubergym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cartier wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
Cartier throws a strike but Morales rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Morales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartier is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
Cartier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morales is one step ahead there.
Cartier has control of Morales's left arm, preventing Morales from doing any damage. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Cartier throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morales uses it to pass to side control.
Cartier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morales working away.
Cartier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morales wants to control but Cartier is keeping him busy.
Morales tries to stand but Cartier is controlling his head. #T3##SU2#
Morales decides to stand back up.
Morales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cartier on the side of the head.
Cartier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morales to score with a decent uppercut.
Cartier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morales as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Cartier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales scores with a nice strike.
Cartier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a big right hand! Oh Cartier is in trouble here! Morales follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
Omari Morales bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: HFC 48: Chenevert vs Kangee
Date: May 13, 2023

#R1#
Morales scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#It looks like Dan McGrew has been cut.
Morales lunges at McGrew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGrew's hand.
McGrew fails with the takedown
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGrew with a poor takedown
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#McGrew is rocked!
McGrew takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh McGrew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGrew loses concentration momentarily and Morales pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! McGrew crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Morales finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Omari Morales!
Omari Morales decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: HFC Fight Night 7
Date: Apr 19, 2023

#R1#
Flacide gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.#CL#
Flacide has Morales up against the cage in a clinch. #TD#
Flacide jumps into guard, dragging Morales to the mat.
Flacide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Flacide looking for a guillotine here but Morales defends easily.
Flacide looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flacide is trying to keep Morales in close. #SUB#
Flacide has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flacide has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morales has passed into side control. #T1#
Flacide is looking for a sweep.
Flacide prevents Morales from improving position.
Flacide is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Flacide manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Morales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB#
Flacide is working for a kimura but Morales is defending it quite comfortably.
Flacide is taking a breather. Morales says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Morales wants to control but Flacide is keeping busy.
Morales won't allow Flacide to pass to mount.
Morales controlling the position for now.#SUB#
Flacide seems to be looking for submissions.
Flacide wants to free his trapped foot but Morales is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Flacide is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morales has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flacide stalling. #T3#
Morales keeping hold of Flacide's head, controlling as best he can.
Flacide missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales is trying to maintain the position but Flacide is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Flacide is looking for a kimura here.
Flacide missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flacide passes to side control.
Morales is trying to improve his position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flacide trying to control the position but Morales is working away. #SUB#
Flacide working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Flacide working away.
Morales prevents Flacide from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flacide throws an elbow but Morales slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morales gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Flacide is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Flacide dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Flacide pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Flacide prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales misses with some punches. #TD#
Flacide pulls Morales into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales pushes down on Flacide's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morales prevents Flacide from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flacide is pressing down on Morales's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morales stopping the sweep attempt from Flacide.
Flacide is pulling down on Morales's head to control his posture. #T1#
Morales stopping the sweep attempt from Flacide.
Morales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morales engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Flacide wants to improve his position but instead Morales has moved into half guard.
Flacide gets full guard.
Flacide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales trying to control but Flacide is working from the bottom.
Flacide looking for a sweep. Not yet Flacide, not yet. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Flacide had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morales defends it easily.
Flacide 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.
Helio Flacide overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morales tries to free his leg and advance position but Flacide is retaining full guard.
Flacide wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
Flacide is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flacide is on top in guard. #REVR#
Morales is trying to keep Flacide in close. #SUB#
Flacide postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morales is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flacide, into his guard. #REVB##T3##SUB#
Flacide looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flacide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Flacide isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Morales stacks Flacide on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Morales!
Morales is looking to take a break and control but Flacide is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Flacide tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flacide is not content to let Morales control the position.
You can see the frustration on Flacide's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morales is looking to take a break and control but Flacide is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flacide tries to bench press Morales off him but Morales keeps the position.
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 Helio Flacide will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Flacide tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Helio Flacide has been cut.
Flacide tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flacide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Flacide.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morales! But no joy.
Flacide tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flacide tries to clinch
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Morales lands a nice looking body shot. #CL#
Morales gets tackled into the cage by Flacide. Flacide maintains the clinch. #T1#
Flacide keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flacide fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flacide jumps guard but Morales stands there with Flacide around his waist. Flacide gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flacide jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morales walks away with a smile on his face. Flacide gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Flacide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flacide wants to clinch.
Morales scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flacide showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Morales is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T2#
Flacide tries to clinch up
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Flacide tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Morales works the jab nicely.
Flacide is looking to clinch. #CL#
Morales gets tackled into the cage by Flacide. Flacide maintains the clinch.
Flacide jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morales walks away with a smile on his face. Flacide gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morales has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Flacide tries to clinch but fails miserably #KD2#
and Morales counters with a crisp one two that drops Flacide! Morales thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Flacide to his feet! Flacide is in big trouble!#ROC2#Flacide is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Flacide to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Morales!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Omari Morales!
A very excited looking Omari Morales rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: HFC 41:Mogh vs Saneuji
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1##TD#
Sidorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sidorov slips nicely into half guard.
Morales trying to control here.
Sidorov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sidorov 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.
Sidorov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morales wants to get back to full guard.
Sidorov tries to pass to full mount but Morales defends it.
Morales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sidorov.
Sidorov moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidorov tries to advance to mount but Morales denies him.
Sidorov is working hard here to advance position.
An elbow from Sidorov crashes against the mat. #T1#
Sidorov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sidorov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sidorov is chipping away with strikes.
Sidorov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morales's legs.
Morales takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morales prevents Sidorov from improving position.
Sidorov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sidorov working the ground and pound. #T2#
Sidorov tries to advance to mount but Morales denies him.
Morales is looking to regain half guard here but Sidorov keeps moving and retains side control.
Morales is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sidorov lands some shots froms side control.
Morales taking a bit of punishment here - Sidorov scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sidorov throws an elbow but Morales slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morales is trying to control Sidorov's posture but Sidorov avoids it.
Morales takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morales takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sidorov working the ground and pound.
Sidorov landing a few strikes.
Morales is trying to get back to his feet.
Sidorov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morales's legs. #T3#
Sidorov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sidorov cracks Morales with a big right hand but Morales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sidorov scoring with punches and elbows.
Morales takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sidorov lands a nice forearm strike.
Morales taking a bit of punishment here - Sidorov scoring with strikes.
Sidorov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #ROC#Morales is rocked!
Morales takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morales is still in real trouble! Can Sidorov finish him?
Sidorov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morales seems to have recovered his senses.
Sidorov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sidorov advances nicely into full mount.
Sidorov with shots to the head and body - Morales looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morales is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Sidorov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sidorov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sidorov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sidorov with shots to the head and body - Morales looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sidorov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big strike lands for Sidorov! That's really hurt Morales and he's turned his back - Sidorov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sidorov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Sidorov!
Ivan Sidorov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HFC 34:Caceres vs Romero
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1#
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monkee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morales.
Monkee misses with a hook.
Morales was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkee connects with a right hand. Morales shakes it off.
A big right from Morales misses.
Monkee throws a hook but Morales blocks it.
Monkee misses with an uppercut
and Monkee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkee defending well as Morales loads up on a big left hand.
Morales seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monkee.
Morales appears to be looking for a big counter.
Monkee ducks under a wild hook from Morales.#T1#
Morales slips under a jab.
Morales was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monkee doesn't seem bothered though.
Monkee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Morales thuds a left hand into Monkee's body.
Monkee dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Monkee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monkee tries to counter with a clinch but Morales shakes him off and moves away.#T2#
Monkee misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Morales throws a hook to the side of Monkee's head but Monkee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkee throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkee walks into a left hand.
Monkee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Morales staying out of range there.
Monkee throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Morales is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morales throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Monkee counters by clinching up.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
A short right from Monkee. #T3#
Monkee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monkee backwards.
Monkee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales misses with some punches.
Monkee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Monkee has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Monkee.
Morales taking a breather.
Monkee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monkee.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Monkee.
Monkee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monkee or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales is trying to push Monkee away but Monkee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monkee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkee blocking some punches.
Monkee misses with the head strike.
Monkee misses with some punches.
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 Omari Morales will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Monkee misses with a right hand
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monkee throws out the jab.
A big left from Monkee misses.
Monkee moves out of range as Morales strikes.
Morales connects with a body shot.
Morales comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monkee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morales finds it's way round the side to connect with Monkee's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales lands a head shot.
Morales with a nice cross.
Monkee throws a lazy uppercut
letting Morales counter with a right hand. #T1#
Morales slips a jab from Monkee.
Morales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monkee.
Morales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkee manages to avoid it.
Monkee wants to counter with a clinch but Morales pushes him away.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkee throws an off balance right hand
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Monkee wants to counter the offense by Morales and move into the clinch position.
Morales throws the left hand but Monkee avoids the punch easily.
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Monkee throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
Morales went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Omari Morales is winning the standup battle so far.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2#
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monkee misses with a left hand
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkee manages to avoid it.
Monkee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monkee lands a glancing blow to the side of Morales's head.#CUT2#It looks like Omari Morales has been cut.
A big left from Monkee misses.
Morales swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Monkee misses.
A little feinted left hand from Morales on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales staying out of range there.
Morales loads up on a big right hand but Monkee slips the punch.
Monkee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morales.
Morales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkee.
Monkee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Monkee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Monkee.#T4#
Monkee throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Monkee tries to counter with a clinch but Morales shakes him off and moves away.
Monkee throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkee loads up on a big right hand but Morales slips the punch.
Monkee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Monkee throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Monkee misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Morales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Monkee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkee tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omari Morales's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Monkee throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Monkee wants to counter the offense by Morales and move into the clinch position.
Monkee loads up on a big right hand but Morales slips the punch.
Monkee misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monkee's hands.
Monkee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monkee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Monkee misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Morales bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monkee throws out the jab.
Morales was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monkee's hands.
Monkee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morales! #CUT#It looks like Jo Monkee has been cut.
Morales takes a swing at Monkee's ribcage but misses.
Monkee swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales cracks Monkee with a good jab.#T2#
Monkee misses with a looping left.
Monkee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkee looks to land a right hand but Morales moved out of range.
Morales was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkee walks into a straight right hand from Morales.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Monkee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morales.
A big left from Morales misses.
Morales connects with a right hand. Monkee shakes it off.
Monkee misses with a hook
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Monkee slips under a jab.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Monkee.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkee was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Monkee tries to counter with a clinch but Morales shakes him off and moves away.
Morales blocks a jab.
Monkee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Morales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Monkee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morales works Monkee's body with a nice hook.
Morales staying out of range there.
It looked like Morales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Monkee missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Morales tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morales.
The crowd cheers as Morales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monkee doesn't seem phased though.
Monkee throws a hook but Morales blocks it.
Morales seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monkee can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Morales.
Morales swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monkee avoids the body shot from Morales.
Morales throws a shot to the body.
Jo Monkee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omari Morales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morales staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omari Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morales, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omari Morales!
Omari Morales bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: HFC Fight Night 4
Date: Dec 14, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blake throws a strike aimed at the side of Morales's head but Morales avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morales is trying to buck Blake off.
The referee asks Blake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blake prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Blake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blake passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morales! #T1##SUB2#
Blake moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morales has worked his arm free - good work by Morales! #SU2#
Blake stands up.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD2#
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Blake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morales is trying to control Blake's posture but Blake avoids it. #T2#
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blake trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Blake decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morales to his feet.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morales misses with a two punch combination. #CL2#
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Blake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales manages to get underhooks.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Blake's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blake stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blake as Morales tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Blake manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Blake darts in and clinches Morales up against the cage.#TD2#
Blake has Morales pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blake pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morales tumbling to the mat - Blake dives into Morales's guard.#SU2#
Blake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blake shoots and misses
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Morales is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#CL2#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morales.
Blake tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Blake sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morales moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Morales being controlled against the cage.
Blake can't get the takedown.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Blake taking a breather.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morales after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Blake wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Morales.
Morales defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Morales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Morales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Morales prevents a body shot from Blake.
Morales is trying to maintain a safe position but Blake gets an underhook and turns Morales into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Blake clinches with his opponent.
Morales is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blake.#T1#
Blake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morales is defending well.
Blake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blake has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake wants to take the fight to the mat but Morales manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Morales avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake. #T2##CL2#
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales lands a jab to the nose.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morales swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Blake counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake prevents a body shot from Morales. #TD2#
Blake has picked Morales up - he's going for a ride! Blake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Morales makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T3#
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Blake rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake blocking some punches.
Morales stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Blake cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morales swivels and escapes.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Blake is breathing heavily.#T4#
Blake looks to clinch
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Blake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blake with a poor takedown
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Blake looks to clinch
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Blake backing up. Blake nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Blake wants to clinch
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales lands a nice hook to Blake's body. Blake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL2#
Blake rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Morales misses its intended target. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danny Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blake misses with a hook
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Blake will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
Blake instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Blake.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Morales lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morales lands an overhand right.
Morales lands with an overhand left.
Blake lands with a cross.
Morales works the jab nicely.
Blake punishes Morales's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morales.
Morales tries to stall but Blake uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Blake manages to break the clinch. #T2##CL2#
Blake has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch. #BC2#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Morales connects with a single shot there.
Morales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morales misses with a looping left.
Blake tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morales enables Blake to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morales manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morales controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself. #SUB2#
Blake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SU2#
Morales is working an open guard so Blake takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morales connects with a crisp jab.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Blake misses with a hook
and Morales counters with a left to the body.
Blake misses with a takedown
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.#T4#
Morales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake shoots and misses
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blake misses with a body punch
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Blake is rocked!
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Crack! Morales connects with the perfect overhand right and Blake falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Morales!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omari Morales!
After the fight, Omari Morales was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Danny Blake spoke after the fight, saying 'This stinks.'.

Event: HFC 21:Raynard vs Maldita
Date: Nov 12, 2022

#R1##TD#
Lawson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawson passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Lawson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morales tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Lawson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lawson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Morales prevents Lawson from moving into mount.
Morales is trying to work for a sweep but Lawson has mounted him!#SUB#
Lawson has control of Morales's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morales regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lawson wants to control the pace but Morales is squirming around nicely. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lawson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lawson unloads with some shots from mount but Morales bucks and avoids them well. #SUB#
Lawson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lawson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lawson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morales really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #SUB#
Lawson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morales has managed to escape the submission attempt. #T3#
Lawson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lawson trying to control but Morales is having none of it.
Morales tries to improve his position but instead Lawson has taken his back!
Morales tries to escape but Lawson has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawson misses with punches from the back. #SUB#
Lawson looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morales is trying to get back to his feet but Lawson has full control of the position and if anything, Morales has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
Lawson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morales trying to control the hands but Lawson breaks the grip. #SUB#
Lawson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Morales knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Morales for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Lawson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
No luck for Lawson with that takedown attempt.
Lawson staying out of range there.
Morales connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD#
Lawson shoots in and bounces Morales off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morales wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
Lawson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Morales looking to control but Lawson passes into half guard. #SUB#
Lawson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lawson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lawson wants to control but Morales is keeping him busy. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lawson connects with a nice short shot to Morales's temple.
Morales tries to get to full guard but Lawson has control of the leg.
Lawson is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morales is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lawson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morales! #T3#
Morales tries to lock up and control but Lawson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Lawson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lawson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morales is trying to stand.
Lawson controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Lawson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morales to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morales shrugs it off. #SUB#
Lawson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T4#
Lawson unloading with bombs!
Lawson unloading with bombs!
Lawson lands with some strikes.#SUB#
Lawson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morales can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lawson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawson lands a couple of good shots and Morales has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Lawson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Morales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lawson momentarily. #TD#
Lawson gets the takedown into side control.
Lawson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morales's legs. #SUB#
Lawson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morales has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morales tries to bench press Lawson off him but Lawson keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
Morales keeps Lawson under control for a moment.
Morales wants to control but Lawson postures up.#T1#
Morales avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lawson.
Lawson tries to move to mount but Morales blocks the move with his legs. #SUB#
Lawson is trying to get an arm triangle but Morales is defending well.
Lawson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lawson is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Morales is in real trouble. #T2#
Lawson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Morales doesn't escape.
Morales looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lawson.
Lawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Lawson has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Morales is in real trouble here. Lawson gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Morales is tapping out! Lawson wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Lawson!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2022

#R1#
Mankowski closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Mankowski pushes Morales against the cage but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morales connects with a nice looking jab.
Mankowski shoots in and drives through. Morales sprawls well.
Mankowski looks for a takedown but Morales sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Mankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales cracks Mankowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mankowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mankowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mankowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Morales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mankowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Morales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morales lands a jab to Mankowski's midsection.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
Mankowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morales scores with a jab.
Mankowski tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales with a nice cross.
Omari Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mankowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morales swivels and escapes.
Mankowski takes one on the button.
Mankowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mankowski tries to clinch
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Morales is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morales.
Mankowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morales is fending him off so far but Mankowski persists. Nope, Morales circles away and we're back to standing.
Morales swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morales gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morales throws a series of punches but Mankowski moves out of range.
Omari Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Mankowski closes the distance and clinches.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Morales tries a body shot but Mankowski blocks it.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but Mankowski keeps him there for the moment.
Mankowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morales throws a good cross that connects. #CUT2#It looks like Boris Mankowski has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Morales there.
Morales jabs at Mankowski's body.
Mankowski tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Morales works over Mankowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Mankowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Morales's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mankowski shoots in and drives through. Morales sprawls well.
Nice uppercut lands for Morales. That snapped Mankowski's head back.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mankowski looks for a takedown but Morales sprawls well.#T3#
Mankowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morales has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mankowski walks into a left hand.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mankowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales cracks a nice hook into Mankowski's ribs.
Mankowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales scores with a hook.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Mankowski.
Mankowski fails with the takedown.
Mankowski takes one on the button.#T4#
Morales sizes up Mankowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Morales scores with a nice strike.
Morales stuffs the takedown attempt from Mankowski. Mankowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Morales lands with an overhand left.
Morales cracks Mankowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morales scores with a jab.
Morales lands a jab to the head.
Mankowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morales might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mankowski tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Mankowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Morales.
Morales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mankowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morales wants it to stay on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Mankowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mankowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Morales sprawls well. He's pushed Mankowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mankowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
Mankowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#ROC2#Mankowski is rocked!
Morales circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mankowski to the canvas! Mankowski doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Morales keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
A very excited looking Omari Morales rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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