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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dowey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jony Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jony Morales acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Dowey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jony Morales!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowey tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Morales walks into a left hand.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dowey.
Morales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dowey throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
Dowey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dowey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dowey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dowey swinging wilding here.
Morales tries to land a front kick but Dowey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dowey clinches with his opponent.
Morales goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dowey prevents it.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but Dowey keeps him there for the moment.
Dowey manages to pull guard.
Morales being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Dowey.
Dowey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dowey dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dowey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morales is looking to get to half guard.
Morales looks gassed!
Dowey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dowey controlling his opponent.
Morales working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dowey controlling the position easily from mount.
Dowey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morales can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dowey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morales is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dowey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morales can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dowey is landing with some decent strikes but Morales is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dowey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dowey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morales for as long as he can get away with.
Dowey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dowey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dowey darts in and clinches Morales up against the cage.
Dowey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morales uses from the top position.
Dowey is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Dowey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dowey lands a jab.
Dowey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morales wants to get back to full guard.
Dowey trying to control the pace.
Dowey works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dowey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Morales takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morales trying to remain calm as Dowey controls from the top position.
Dowey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Joe Dowey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowey moves into range and clinches up with Morales.
Dowey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dowey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morales is looking to improve his position.
Dowey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dowey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morales is in trouble now - Dowey has advanced to mount!
Dowey controlling from mount.
Morales is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dowey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dowey looking to finish Morales with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morales!
Dowey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dowey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dowey throws a nice looking combination but Morales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morales misses with a takedown
and Dowey counters with a single leg into guard. Morales didn't expect that.
Dowey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Dowey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dowey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dowey counters with a good low kick that Morales was not able to check.
Dowey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dowey counters with a low kick, right behind Morales 's knee.
Dowey gets a clinch.
Dowey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dowey misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Dowey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morales did well to prevent Dowey getting side control.
Dowey stops Morales from getting back to his feet.
Dowey not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dowey.
Dowey wants to work for an arm triangle but Morales is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morales is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dowey pulls his head out easily.
Morales is not content to let Dowey control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dowey trying to mount his opponent but Morales defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morales punching from the bottom.
Dowey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dowey is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe Dowey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dowey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Dowey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dowey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morales's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Dowey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dowey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Dowey!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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