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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Morterero (ranked 2885 p4p, 1602 weight class) and MF Jones (ranked 336 p4p, 208 weight class). Morterero comes into the arena with Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version) blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Morterero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MF Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones blocks a head kick by Morterero.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morterero throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morterero misses with a few strikes there.
Morterero pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Morterero is looking to land body kicks.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morterero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Morterero throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones defending well as Morterero loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws out a counter right but Morterero avoids it with no problem.
Jones avoids the body shot from Morterero.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morterero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morterero throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morterero throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Morterero throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morterero misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Morterero misses with a hook
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Morterero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morterero scores with a leg kick.
Morterero thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Morterero scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morterero misses with a low kick.
Morterero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jones's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morterero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morterero swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morterero misses with a hook to the body
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morterero lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Morterero misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morterero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morterero misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Morterero throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones moves away from the strike by Morterero.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero throws a lazy head kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morterero misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morterero misses with a two punch combination.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones avoids the head kick by Morterero.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Emilio Morterero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morterero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jones moves forwards but Morterero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morterero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morterero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morterero misses with a shot to the body
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morterero misses with a wild body shot.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morterero lands an overhand right.
Morterero misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Morterero misses with a wild body shot.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morterero throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws out a counter right but Morterero avoids it with no problem.
Morterero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morterero with a body shot.
A low kick from Morterero misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morterero misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
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 Emilio Morterero will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Morterero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morterero looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Morterero.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Morterero is predictable there
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morterero misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morterero throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Morterero loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morterero throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morterero lands a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morterero, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morterero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morterero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morterero misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Morterero manages to step out the way in time.
Morterero misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Morterero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Morterero swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morterero throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Morterero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a straight right by Morterero.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morterero with a body shot.
Morterero throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morterero misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morterero tries a head kick but it misses.
Morterero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Morterero.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Morterero blocks it well.
Morterero tries to land a body kick
and Morterero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morterero misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morterero throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morterero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Morterero strikes.
Morterero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Morterero looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Morterero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morterero swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Emilio Morterero is winning the standup battle so far.
Morterero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morterero misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Morterero 's knee.
Morterero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Morterero throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones moves out of range as Morterero strikes.
As Morterero backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Morterero manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morterero connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morterero.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morterero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morterero looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
A head kick by Morterero misses
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Morterero throws a lazy body kick
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morterero throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but MF Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morterero misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Morterero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morterero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones is trying to counter with his kicks.
Morterero lands with a shot to the body.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morterero misses with a left hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Morterero throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Morterero does no damage.
Morterero backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Morterero is predictable there
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Morterero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Morterero throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morterero with a body shot.
Morterero throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Morterero misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones slips a jab from Morterero.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morterero swinging wildly here.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morterero throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws out a counter right but Morterero avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morterero.
Morterero misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morterero misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Morterero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws out a counter right but Morterero avoids it with no problem.
Morterero misses with a double jab
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morterero throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morterero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morterero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morterero throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morterero misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Morterero throws a combination that misses
and Morterero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morterero connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morterero throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Morterero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morterero misses with a body punch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Morterero throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morterero thinking.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morterero misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morterero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morterero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morterero misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Morterero throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morterero lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morterero misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Morterero throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Morterero swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
MF Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MF Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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