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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cristobal Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Sokolowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Sokolowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cristobal Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Sokolowski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolowski moves in looking to clinch but Morales pushes him off.
Morales rushes Sokolowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morales really is a fat lump.
Sokolowski wants to break free but Morales has control.
Morales effectively controlling the action here.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Sokolowski controls the action.
Morales dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sokolowski lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sokolowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sokolowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolowski is controlling the pace.
Sokolowski is pressing down on Morales's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morales is holding on for now.
Sokolowski trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michal Sokolowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sokolowski motions for Morales to come forward. Sokolowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morales.
Morales gets to mount! Sokolowski was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sokolowski tries to hold on but Morales postures up.
Sokolowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morales scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morales with a couple of short strikes.
Morales moves to the back.
Sokolowski wants to control his opponent's hands but Morales gets his hands free.
Sokolowski is taking damage to the body and head.
Sokolowski rolls, trying to escape but Morales keeps control of the position.
Sokolowski looks winded!
Morales scores with punches to the body.
Good control from Morales.
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.
Can Sokolowski hold on?! Morales is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Morales slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales is landing with strikes from the back.
Morales controlling from the back.
Morales lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sokolowski hold on?!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sokolowski hold on?!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Morales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristobal Morales dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sokolowski throws a sloppy head kick and Morales moves out of range easily.
Sokolowski 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 thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morales pushes Sokolowski off and gets back to his feet.
Sokolowski 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.
Sokolowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morales. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morales is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sokolowski presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sokolowski is breathing heavily.
Morales prevents Sokolowski from breaking the clinch.
Sokolowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolowski is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morales is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sokolowski to the mat. Sokolowski regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morales lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sokolowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morales controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morales cracks Sokolowski with a solid left hand.
Morales cracks Sokolowski with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morales lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morales is looking to work some ground and pound but Sokolowski has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morales distracts Sokolowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morales working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morales working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sokolowski's head.
Cristobal Morales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
Morales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morales cracks Sokolowski with a solid left hand.
Sokolowski has momentary wrist control but Morales slips an elbow through the middle.
Morales cracks Sokolowski with a solid left hand.
Morales postures up and lands a big shot to Sokolowski's brow.
Morales lands a couple of digs.
Morales keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sokolowski's head.
Morales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sokolowski has momentary wrist control but Morales slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sokolowski has momentary wrist control but Morales slips an elbow through the middle.
Morales really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Morales sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morales works over Sokolowski with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales is in close to Sokolowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristobal Morales dominated that second round.
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!
Morales's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morales duly obliges.
Morales shoots in for a double leg but Sokolowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sokolowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morales on his heels. He'll look to pass Morales's guard now, I'm sure.
Morales wriggles free and stands up.
Morales shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morales scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sokolowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sokolowski is looking to control Morales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sokolowski avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales working over Sokolowski with some ground and pound. Sokolowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sokolowski tries to roll over but Morales keeps him under control.
Morales lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morales takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morales working over Sokolowski with some ground and pound. Sokolowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morales drops an elbow to the side of Sokolowski's head.
Morales seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales is controlling the pace.
Sokolowski has hold of Morales's hands but Morales slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morales is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Morales there.
Morales slips a nice elbow through Sokolowski's hands, connecting with Sokolowski's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morales winds up and cracks Sokolowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morales slows the pace down in half guard.
Morales stands up from half guard.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokolowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokolowski scores with a takedown into Morales's guard.
Morales uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sokolowski did well to prevent Morales getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales working the head and body with strikes.
Morales working over Sokolowski with some ground and pound. Sokolowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sokolowski taking some punishment here, with Morales in his half guard.
Morales sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristobal Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morales 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristobal Morales!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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