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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Kyoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Kyoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erik Morales!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kyoto.
Kyoto tries for a takedown but Morales sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morales stuffs the takedown.
Morales tries to clinch but Kyoto is having none of it.
Morales is looking to land body kicks.
Morales tries to clinch up but Kyoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Kyoto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kyoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morales as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Kyoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales jabs at Kyoto's body.
Morales tries to clinch but Kyoto is having none of it.
Kyoto staying out of range there.
Morales throws a jab when Kyoto was well out of range.
Kyoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Morales stuffs the takedown.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Kyoto pushes him off.
Kyoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales tries to clinch up but Kyoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Kyoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Felipe Kyoto has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kyoto is defended easily by Morales.
Kyoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales scores with a jab.
Kyoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morales.
Morales scores with a nice strike.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyoto circles away.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Morales.
Morales throws a hook to the side of Kyoto's head but Kyoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morales attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morales forces Kyoto back against the cage and clinches.
Morales goes for a takedown attempt but Kyoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Kyoto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morales did well to prevent Kyoto getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kyoto is breathing heavily.
Morales looking for submissions off his back.
Morales slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is looking for a triangle but Kyoto pushes his legs off easily.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Kyoto from controlling successfully.
Morales throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kyoto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kyoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales looking for a triangle here. Kyoto is fighting it but it looks tight! Morales pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kyoto is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Erik Morales!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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