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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Morrell (ranked 1958 p4p, 5129 weight class) and Topo Sanchez (ranked 262 p4p, 535 weight class). Morrell's entrance music is David Morrell training. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Morrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Topo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez slips a jab from Morrell.
Sanchez throws a fast counter high kick but Morrell manages to duck under it in time.
Morrell scores with a jab.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrell backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sanchez moves out of range as Morrell strikes.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrell lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morrell looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez throws a fast counter high kick but Morrell manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrell loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrell throws out the jab.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away.
A big left from Morrell misses.
Morrell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSanchez.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Morrell avoids it with no problem.
Morrell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
David Morrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrell throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Morrell misses.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Morrell is wise to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrell. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Morrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away.
Morrell with a nice cross.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrell backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrell misses with a wild body shot.
Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Morrell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morrell blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Morrell misses its intended target.
Sanchez throws a fast counter high kick but Morrell manages to duck under it in time.
Morrell misses with a looping left.
Morrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrell.
Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away.
Morrell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrell looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Nice shot by Morrell.
Morrell missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Morrell is wise to it.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Morrell backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Morrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez feints a counter leg kick.
Morrell scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrell throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Morrell is wise to it.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrell.
Morrell throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrell steps away.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrell.
Morrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrell lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Morrell lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Morrell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Morrell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morrell misses with a right hand
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Morrell misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Morrell.
Morrell backing away here, and Sanchez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Morrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into range.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morrell misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrell looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David Morrell is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Morrell.
Morrell misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Morrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrell.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Morrell throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrell throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez feints a counter leg kick.
Morrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Morrell connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrell.
Morrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrell takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morrell connects with a crisp jab.
Morrell swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrell lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrell scores with a body shot.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Morrell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Morrell stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez is rocked!
Morrell cracks Sanchez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sanchez falls backwards against the cage. Morrell follows up with more strikes that drop Sanchez to his knees. Morrell keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sanchez! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrell!
An out of breath David Morrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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