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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1152 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 149 p4p, 172 weight class). Hector Morales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
We've been hearing reports that Bader has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morales avoids the body shot from Bader.
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morales! But no joy.
Bader jabs at Morales's body.
Bader lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Morales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Bader misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Bader stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morales keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales is looking to clinch.
Morales clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Morales effectively controlling the action here.
Bader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morales.
Bader can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Bader controls the action.
Morales has Bader pressed against the cage, preventing Bader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
Bader tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Morales.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morales lands a nice uppercut.
Morales prevents Bader from breaking the clinch.
Bader breaks from the clinch.
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales's coach down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morales's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morales pushes Bader up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morales.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Morales.
Bader breaks the clinch.
Morales moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morales wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bader connects with a solid leg kick.
Morales instigates a clinch.
Bader manages to break the clinch.
Bader gets tackled into the cage by Morales. Morales maintains the clinch.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
Morales lands with a right to the head.
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morales rushes Bader and presses him up against the cage.
Bader breaks from the clinch.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bader swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales clinches with his opponent.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Bader uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader working hard to break the clinch.
Bader breaks from the clinch.
Morales works over Bader's head and body with a nice combination.
Morales clinches.
Bader breaks from the clinch.
Bader keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales scores with a punch to the head.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Bader pushes him off.
Bader misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Bader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bader swinging wildly here.
Morales has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bader breaks the clinch.
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 has managed to clinch.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Bader controls his hands.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Bader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bader misses.
Morales is looking for the big counter here.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Morales moves into the clinch.
Bader breaks the clinch.
Bader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
Bader misses with a looping right.
Morales is looking to clinch but Bader is avoiding it.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bader, pushing him back against the cage.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Morales tries a body shot but Bader blocks it.
Morales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morales.
Bader tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
Bader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bader with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Morales dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morales forces Bader back against the cage and clinches.
Morales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bader is rocked!
Bader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bader's efforts to push away.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bader seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bader throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
Bader jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morales takes one to the side of the head.
Morales clinches up with Bader and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bader's brow.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Morales has double underhooks.
Bader wants to get back to striking at distance but Morales won't allow it.
Bader looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Morales has double underhooks.
Morales keeps control of Bader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader breaks from the clinch.
Morales lands with a cross.
Morales tries to clinch but Bader moves out of range.
Bader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bader missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morales rushes Bader and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bader blocks a body shot from Morales.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Hector Morales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morales has managed to clinch.
Bader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales slips a jab from Bader.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Morales.
Morales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bader throws a big shot that misses.
Morales closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales working aggressively here.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morales cracks Bader with a nice body shot.
Morales is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Bader controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Bader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Bader swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hector Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales drives through and clinches with Bader against the cage.
Morales tries to work over Bader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Morales.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bader as Morales tries to tie him up.
Bader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales closes the distance and pushes Bader back into the cage.
Bader breaks the clinch.
Morales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Bader throws a leg kick but Morales sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Bader.
Morales keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bader throws a hook but Morales blocks it.
Morales darts in and clinches Bader up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
Morales tries a body shot but Bader blocks it.
Morales is trying to stall.
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bader throws a big shot that misses.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timo Bader is winning the standup battle so far.
Bader misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Bader! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Morales!
Hector Morales decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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