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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Loaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loaf has chosen Empire State of Mind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrique Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Loaf!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales misses with a hook. Loaf ducked under it nicely.
Loaf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morales.
Morales avoids the body shot from Loaf.
Morales looks to land a right hand but Loaf moved out of range.
Morales looks to land a combination but Loaf avoids it well.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Loaf circles away.
Loaf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morales.
Morales tries to land a front kick but Loaf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morales lands with a shot to the body.
Loaf moves out of range as Morales throws a body kick.
Loaf wants to slow Morales down by chopping away at his legs.
Loaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morales takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morales scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A clash of legs there as Loaf blocks the low kick.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but Loaf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loaf is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morales's half guard.
Loaf is pressing down on Morales's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morales is holding on for now.
Morales tries to get to full guard but Loaf has control of the leg.
Morales is trying to stand.
Loaf trying to mount his opponent but Morales defends it.
Loaf perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaf is pressing down on Morales's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morales is holding on for now.
Loaf sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morales looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loaf looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Loaf trying to control the pace.
Loaf frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Loaf throwing strikes here but Morales is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Loaf trying to control but Morales is having none of it.
Loaf unloads with some shots from mount but Morales bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Loaf raining down shots from the mount!
Loaf throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morales because Loaf loaded up on that one.
Loaf landing strikes, looking to finish!
Loaf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morales is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Loaf trying to control but Morales is having none of it.
Loaf 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.
Tommy Loaf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morales shoots and misses
and Loaf counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Loaf stalling.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tommy Loaf just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loaf tries to land a front kick but Morales steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morales throws a right and a left that Loaf avoids nicely.
Loaf shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Loaf from controlling successfully.
Morales looking to control.
Loaf advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
Loaf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morales has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Loaf trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
Loaf lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Loaf misses with the ground and pound.
Loaf laying and praying for a moment but Morales takes advantage and regains half guard.
Loaf slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Loaf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morales trying to control here.
Loaf controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales taking some punishment here, with Loaf in his half guard.
Loaf throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
Loaf controlling the pace.
Morales regains full guard. Nicely done.
Loaf controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Loaf throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Morales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loaf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loaf is pushing down on Morales's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morales is fighting to maintain full guard but Loaf has managed to sneak the leg through.
Loaf keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Loaf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morales is pressing down on Loaf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Loaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morales avoids the head kick by Loaf.
Loaf is looking to score with low kicks.
Loaf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Loaf.
Morales clinches but Loaf breaks the clinch
and Loaf counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loaf.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Loaf from controlling successfully.
Morales being controlled here, momentarily.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Loaf from controlling successfully.
Loaf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales can't keep his opponent in guard - Loaf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morales is staying active underneath Loaf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Loaf uses his free foot to push down on Morales's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morales.
Loaf has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morales's face.
Loaf trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Loaf with shots to the head and body - Morales looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaf lands a big shot there that rocks Morales but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morales wants to hold on but Loaf pushes him away.
Loaf trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Loaf has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morales's face.
Morales tries to lock up and control but Loaf gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Loaf has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morales's face.
Morales is desperately trying to improve his position but Loaf has a good base and remains in mount.
Morales is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morales is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Loaf controlling the position easily from mount.
Loaf's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Loaf with a couple of short strikes.
Enrique Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Loaf trying to control but Morales is having none of it.
Loaf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morales?
Loaf sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tommy Loaf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tommy Loaf just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morales throws and low kick but Loaf moves out of range easily.
Morales misses with a low kick.
Morales throws a series of punches but Loaf avoids them all with ease.
Loaf closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Loaf lands in his opponent's guard.
Loaf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morales has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Loaf has managed to get both his arms back between Morales's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Loaf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Loaf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Loaf!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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