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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gasques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Gasques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Morales!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gasques tries to move into range but Morales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gasques shoots in but Morales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gasques misses with a few strikes there.
Gasques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Gasques takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gasques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gasques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gasques throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gasques throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gasques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gasques paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morales getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morales tried to score with a low kick but Gasques checks it.
Gasques moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morales connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gasques is rocked!
Morales is looking to clinch but Gasques is avoiding it.
Morales drops Gasques with a beautiful combination! Gasques stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morales is looking for the KO!
Oh Gasques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Gasques misses
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gasques fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gasques seems to have got his legs back now.
Gasques is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands with an uppercut that bounces Gasques off the cage and back into rage.
Joe Gasques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales tries for a takedown but Gasques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morales bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morales tries to land a leg kick but Gasques saw it coming and moves away.
Gasques moves in looking to clinch but Morales pushes him off.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gasques.
Gasques misses with a shot to the body
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales blocks a jab.
Morales lands with a right hand.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gasques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morales.
Morales thows a body shot but no joy.
Morales throws a head kick that misses.
Morales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gasques had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gasques misses with a double jab.
Morales with a jab.
Morales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gasques sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morales somewhat.
Joe Gasques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Morales.
Gasques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morales.
Nice cross by Morales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gasques.
Gasques misses with a double jab
and Morales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gasques defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morales.
Gasques gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gasques avoids the head kick by Morales.
Gasques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but Gasques shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Morales.
Morales throws a solid leg kick but Gasques takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Morales dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gasques misses with a double jab
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gasques throws a combination that misses
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gasques gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Gasques closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morales circles away.
Gasques blocks a head kick by Morales.
A telegraphed right hand from Gasques misses the target.
Gasques walks into a left hand.
Morales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gasques looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe Gasques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gasques looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morales is fending him off so far but Gasques persists. Nope, Morales circles away and we're back to standing.
Gasques takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Morales stuns Gasques with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morales lands a with a good body shot.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales tests Gasques's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gasques drops his hands momentarily and Morales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morales moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasques keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
Gasques tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Gasques tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Gasques displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morales up against the cage.
Morales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Morales has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morales has Gasques pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gasques manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Gasques has him pressed against the cage.
Gasques wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gasques can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales working hard to break the clinch.
Gasques misses with some punches.
Gasques breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morales throws a front kick aimed at Gasques's knee but Gasques avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasques takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gasques moves out of range of the body kick.
Morales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morales tests Gasques's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gasques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morales goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morales lands a jab to the nose.
A clash of legs there as Gasques blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gasques stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gasques wants it to stay on the feet.
Marco Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morales attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gasques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales misses with a low kick.
Gasques blocks a leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Morales. Beautiful body shot.
Morales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales throws a one two combo.
Gasques throws a combination that misses
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Morales 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. This is the final round!
Gasques takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gasques looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gasques sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gasques takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gasques circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gasques lands with a hook. Morales tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morales lands a nice hook to Gasques's body. Gasques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gasques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Gasques scores with a punch to the head.
Gasques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gasques. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gasques counters with a three punch combo that has Morales backing up. Morales nods at Gasques to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Morales lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morales scores with the left hand. Gasques knows he should have avoided that one.
Gasques shoots in but no luck this time.
Gasques gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gasques looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morales wants to clinch.
Morales lands with an uppercut that bounces Gasques off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a leg kick but Gasques sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morales fails with the takedown.
Morales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gasques counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gasques.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gasques won't allow Morales to get back to his feet.
Gasques controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morales is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gasques is controlling him.
Gasques trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morales lands a two punch combo.
Gasques takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gasques on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gasques walks into a left hand.
Morales tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gasques misses with a combination
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gasques thinking.
Gasques misses with a wild body shot.
Gasques misses with a wild body shot.
Joe Gasques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales lands a nice hook to Gasques's body. Gasques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morales throws a head kick but Gasques moves out of range.
Morales tries to work over Gasques's front leg with a kick but Gasques checks it.
Morales connects with a body shot.
Morales bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gasques's head backwards.
Morales lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morales 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Morales!
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energy
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RATING
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