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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Moxley (ranked 2018 p4p, 231 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 1272 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 cm
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
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163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Moxley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Morales! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moxley misses with a right hand and Moxley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Morales has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moxley is landing a low percentage of strikes. Morales throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Moxley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Moxley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Morales swings and misses with a shot to the body and Moxley counters with a lovely straight right hand! Morales misses with a hook. Moxley ducked under it nicely. Morales slips under a jab. Nice uppercut there from Morales. Morales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moxley in his tracks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Moxley looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range. Morales lands with a nice body punch. Moxley avoids the body shot from Morales.
Moxley misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morales missing with a left hand there. Moxley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Morales looks to throw the jab but Moxley is out of range. Moxley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A big left from Morales misses. Moxley lands with a hook. Morales tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Morales throws a body punch but Moxley moves out of range. Morales connects with a crisp jab. Moxley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Morales lands with a shot to the body. Moxley throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it. Morales appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Moxley misses with a right hand and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moxley thinking. Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moxley sees it coming and avoids it easily. It looked like Moxley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Morales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
It looked like Moxley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Morales digs a good hook to Moxley's body.
Hector Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Moxley looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range. Moxley avoids the body shot from Morales.
Morales takes one to the side of the head.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss! Morales throws a hook but Moxley blocks it. Moxley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Morales throws an off balance right hand
and Moxley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moxley moves away from the strike by Morales. Morales throws a shot from downtown. Moxley moves away and avoids it. It looked like Moxley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Moxley sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Morales throws a poor cross that misses
and Moxley counters with a stiff right hand. Moxley throws a right hand that Morales ducks under and follows up with a left that Morales also avoids with ease. Morales slips under a jab. Moxley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Morales darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab. Morales throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Moxley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morales misses with a left hand and Moxley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales is rocked! Morales misses with a shot to the body and Moxley counters with a right hand to the body. Morales is still on wobbly legs! Can Moxley finish him? Morales looks winded! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moxley moves in close and cracks Morales with a massive right hand! Morales, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Moxley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Georges Moxley! Georges Moxley 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.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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