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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Acey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Acey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nico Morales!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales lands a front kick.
Acey tries to clinch up.
Acey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales closes the distance but Acey moves to the side
and Acey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Acey .
Morales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Acey has him pressed against the cage.
Acey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Acey tries to clinch there but Morales circles away.
Morales avoids the head kick by Acey .
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales darts in trying to clinch
and Acey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morales is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Acey is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Acey controls the pace.
Acey wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
Morales wants to stand up but Acey is controlling him.
Morales keeping full guard, as Acey tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morales tries to clinch up
and Acey counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Acey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Acey has double underhooks.
Come on Morales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morales lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morales prevents the takedown attempt.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Acey blocks it.
Morales looks gassed!
Acey is looking to break free of the clinch but Morales has double underhooks.
Morales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales scores a nice knee to the body.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acey has him pressed against the cage.
Morales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morales tries to break the clinch but Acey is controlling the position.
Acey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Acey has double underhooks.
Morales is looking to control Acey 's arms but Acey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morales has his back to the cage.
Acey breaks the clinch.
Acey lands with a nice combination. Morales backs away looking to recover.
Acey has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acey gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Acey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Acey tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Acey . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Acey misses with a double jab.
Acey throws a leg kick but Morales moved away.
Morales closes the distance looking to clinch
and Acey counters by moving into the clinch.
Acey lands a nice uppercut.
Morales breaks the clinch.
Morales clinches but Acey breaks the clinch
and Acey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Acey has double underhooks.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acey has him pressed against the cage.
Morales looking to throw knees to the head but Acey is blocking nicely.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Acey blocks it.
Morales prevents Acey from breaking the clinch.
Acey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acey forces Morales back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Acey breaks from the clinch.
Acey throws and low kick but Morales moves out of range easily.
Acey throws a sloppy head kick and Morales moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Acey misses
and Morales counters with a nice leg kick.
Acey has managed to clinch.
Acey keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acey leaning against his opponent.
Acey can't break the clinch.
Acey breaks the clinch.
Morales avoids a kick to the body.
Acey throws a nice looking combination but Morales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morales is rocked!
Acey takes the fight into the clinch.
Morales is still on wobbly legs! Can Acey finish him?
Acey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales seems to have recovered his senses.
Acey clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.
Morales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Acey 's face.
Acey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Acey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Acey gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Acey .
Acey is trying to break free.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acey tries to land a body kick
and Morales counters with a head kick.
Morales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acey tries a head kick but it misses.
Morales wants to clinch
and Acey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Acey breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Morales lands but Acey takes it in his stride.
Morales closes the distance but Acey moves to the side
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Acey counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Acey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morales is keeping busy.
Acey manages to break the clinch.
Acey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Acey tries to free his leg and advance position but Morales is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales wants to stand up but Acey is controlling him.
Acey controlling from the top position.
Morales scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Acey tries to keep at a distance but Morales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but Acey keeps him there for the moment.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
Acey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
That's two 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.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Acey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morales trying to stall but Acey improves his position.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Acey feints and as Morales raises his hands in defense, Acey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Acey wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
Acey is working hard here to advance position.
Morales avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Acey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Acey tries to free his leg and advance position but Morales is retaining full guard.
Morales is looking to stand up but Acey isn't so interested in that idea.
Acey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acey stops Morales from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Acey fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales tries to bum rush Acey with a series of wild strikes but Acey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales tries to clinch up
and Acey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Acey has double underhooks.
Acey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
Acey pulls guard effortlessly.
Acey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Acey tries to get out of the position.
Morales wanted to stand there but Acey had control of the position.
Acey pulls Morales in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morales trying to stand up but can't free himself from Acey 's guard.
Acey is striking off his back. Morales thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
It looks like Morales is going to stand back up.
Acey wants to get back to full guard.
Acey trying to hold on to Morales's head to control him but Morales postures up.
Morales wants to stand up but Acey is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morales darts in trying to clinch
and Acey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Acey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Acey tries to clinch up.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morales, pushing him back against the cage.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Acey blocks with his arms.
Acey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Acey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morales regains guard immediately.
Acey prevents Morales from getting back to his feet.
Acey slips nicely into half guard.
Acey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Acey wants to pass to mount but Morales is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Acey there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Acey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Acey is working for a kimura but Morales is defending it quite comfortably.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Acey in particular looking to stall.
Acey moves nicely into side control.
Acey lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acey taking a breather here.
Acey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morales knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales is pushing Acey 's head away, looking to escape. Acey manages to hold on to the position though.
Acey working the strikes but Morales uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Morales is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morales has one foot on Acey 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Morales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Acey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acey misses with a few strikes there.
Acey darts in and clinches Morales up against the cage.
Morales trying to stall but Acey improves his position.
Acey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Morales can't fight it off and eventually Acey manages to take the fight to the floor. Morales looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morales wants to stand but Acey is controlling the position.
Acey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Acey prevents Morales from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morales wants to stand up but Acey is controlling him.
Acey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Acey throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Nico Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morales tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Acey counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Acey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acey 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Acey !
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energy
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