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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 1059 p4p, 704 weight class) and Omari Morales (ranked 133 p4p, 86 weight class). Blackwater's entrance music is A$AP Rocky - Everyday. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenz Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Morales!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackwater throws a right hand that misses
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackwater misses with a takedown attempt
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackwater thinking.
Morales has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blackwater is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Blackwater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackwater fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenz Blackwater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Blackwater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackwater.
Morales moves forwards but Blackwater connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackwater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lorenz Blackwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales checks a low kick from Blackwater.
Morales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Blackwater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales unleashes a big counter combination but Blackwater bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Omari Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackwater throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackwater's head.
Blackwater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales lands a really nice looking cross but Blackwater seems unphased.
Morales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morales is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blackwater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackwater thows a leg kick but Morales checks it
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackwater looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blackwater.
Blackwater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morales throws a series of punches but Blackwater moves out of range.
Blackwater is looking for a counter combo.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackwater.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackwater throws a combination that misses
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackwater connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater moves out of range as Morales strikes.
Blackwater misses with a combination
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackwater is rocked!
A low kick from Blackwater misses
and Morales counters with a crisp right that sends Blackwater to the canvas! Morales follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
Omari Morales decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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