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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sharpe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fleetwood Mac - Albatross. Juan Morales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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178 cm
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183 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Morales!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales tries a low kick but Sharpe avoids it.
Sharpe misses with a straight left.
Morales takes a swing at Sharpe's ribcage but misses.
Sharpe throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Morales swings for the body but Sharpe moves out of range.
Sharpe checks a low kick from Morales.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Sharpe cracks Morales with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Sharpe.
Morales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Sharpe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharpe gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
Sharpe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sharpe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sharpe is working hard here to advance position.
Sharpe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Morales blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sharpe.
Sharpe stalling away here and it's allowed Morales to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to keep Sharpe in close.
Sharpe advances position into side control!
Morales takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morales tries to bench press Sharpe off him but Sharpe keeps the position.
Sharpe trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
You can see the frustration on Morales's face as Sharpe controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe working the body and head with strikes.
Morales managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sharpe.
Sharpe trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom.
Sharpe throws an elbow but Morales slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morales can't do much from the bottom here.
Sharpe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to get back to half guard.
Sharpe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Sharpe landing strikes.
Sharpe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sharpe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales is pushing Sharpe's head away, looking to escape. Sharpe manages to hold on to the position though.
Morales felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sharpe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morales is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Sharpe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharpe manages to avoid it.
Morales takes a swing at Sharpe's ribcage but misses.
Sharpe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Sharpe.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales cracks Sharpe with a good jab.
Morales looks to land a left hand but Sharpe moved out of range nicely.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
Sharpe staying out of range there.
Sharpe misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
Morales misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sharpe or perhaps it was just good defense by Morales which made him look bad.
Sharpe misses with an uppercut.
Morales scores with a nice strike.
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharpe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Morales loads up on a big right hand but Sharpe slips the punch.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharpe is just out of range.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juan Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharpe has a takedown stuffed.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharpe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharpe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharpe ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Sharpe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Sharpe misses its intended target.
Sharpe throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Sharpe checks a leg kick nicely.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharpe throws out the jab.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharpe.
Juan Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpe throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales punishes Sharpe's body with a nice straight punch.
Morales throws the left hand but Sharpe avoids the punch easily.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharpe circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales stuns Sharpe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sharpe throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
Morales misses with a low kick.
Sharpe slips under a jab from Morales.
Morales throws a hook but Sharpe blocks it.
Sharpe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a series of punches but Sharpe moves out of range.
Sharpe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sharpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharpe trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharpe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sharpe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharpe misses with a looping left.
Morales misses with a hook.
Morales blocks a jab.
Morales thows a body shot but no joy.
Morales tries a low kick but Sharpe avoids it.
Sharpe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharpe walks into a stiff left hand from Morales.
Sharpe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharpe circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sharpe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Morales misses the target.
Sharpe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morales defends it nicely.
Sharpe throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
Sharpe slips under a jab from Morales.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morales.
Sharpe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharpe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Juan Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morales throws a jab when Sharpe was well out of range.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales slips under a jab from Sharpe.
Sharpe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Morales misses.
Sharpe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sharpe is keen to just control but Morales is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is looking to control Sharpe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morales avoid being mounted?
Sharpe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morales defends it well.
Sharpe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharpe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sharpe passes the guard and advances to mount!
Morales is working to get back to half guard.
Morales keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Morales.
I think Morales has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Morales!
A relieved looking Juan Morales thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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