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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Batalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rico Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerald Batalon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batalon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Batalon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Morales keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Morales wants to improve his position but Batalon is controlling well.
Batalon wants to stand but Morales has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Morales wants to get back to full guard.
Morales trying to hold on to Batalon's head to control him but Batalon postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales wants to improve his position but Batalon is controlling well.
Batalon wants to stand up but Morales is controlling the position.
Morales wants to improve his position but Batalon is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is working hard here to advance position.
Morales is not content to let Batalon control the position.
Morales trying to control here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Batalon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Batalon counter with a right hand.
Morales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batalon.
Batalon is looking for the big counter here.
Batalon scores with a one two! Morales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Batalon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales throws a predictable looking body shot
and Batalon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batalon misses with a few strikes there.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
and Batalon counters with a straight right hand.
Morales misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batalon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Batalon circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales scores with the left hand. Batalon knows he should have avoided that one.
Morales gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Batalon.
Morales dodges the punch combination from Batalon.
Morales misses with a straight left.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batalon moves away.
Batalon is looking for the big counter here.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Batalon throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batalon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morales back to the cage. Batalon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Batalon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morales misses with a straight left.
Batalon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Batalon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batalon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batalon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batalon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Batalon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Batalon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batalon is thwarting Morales's attempts to control the position.
Batalon wants to control but Morales is keeping him busy.
Batalon is looking to advance position but Morales won't allow it.
Morales trying to control but Batalon postures up.
Batalon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Batalon 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.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
and Batalon counters with a three punch combo that has Morales backing up. Morales nods at Batalon to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Batalon. Those never looked like landing.
Batalon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Batalon is looking for the big counter here.
Batalon misses with a few strikes there.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Batalon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batalon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales connects with a looping right hand.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batalon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales with a nice cross.
Batalon slips under a jab from Morales.
Batalon slips under a jab from Morales.
Morales misses with a hook.
Batalon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morales defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales misses with a hook
and Batalon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batalon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batalon blocks a jab.
Batalon is looking for the big counter here.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Batalon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big right from Morales misses.
Morales throws a right hand that misses
enabling Batalon to counter with a crisp jab.
Rico Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales throws a combination that misses
and Batalon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales throws a poor cross that misses
and Batalon counters with a three punch combo that has Morales backing up. Morales nods at Batalon to acknowledge the strikes.
Morales swings for the body but Batalon moves out of range.
Batalon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Batalon throws a right and a left that Morales avoids nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Morales misses
and Batalon counters with a left and a right that stings Morales.
Batalon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batalon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Batalon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morales eats them both and turns towards Batalon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morales gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Batalon from controlling successfully.
Batalon wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
Morales wants to sweep but no luck.
Batalon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morales holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morales is trying to hold Batalon in close to prevent damage but Batalon has managed to pass into half guard.
Batalon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morales has managed to free his arm - good work.
Batalon wants to pass to mount but Morales is defending the position.
Morales is trying to get back to full guard.
Batalon is keen to just control but Morales is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morales is doing well to control the position and prevent Batalon from advancing to side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morales misses with a left hand
and Batalon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batalon.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales working aggressively here.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batalon's elbow.
Batalon blocks a body shot from Morales.
Batalon keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Batalon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Batalon lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Batalon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Batalon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales tries to bum rush Batalon with a series of wild strikes but Batalon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Batalon has time to react.
Batalon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batalon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morales defends it well.
Batalon staying out of range there.
Batalon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Morales misses its intended target.
Batalon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Morales throws a body punch but Batalon moves out of range.
Morales throws a combination that misses
and Batalon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batalon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but Batalon won't allow it.
Batalon breaks from the clinch.
Batalon throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Morales.
Batalon looks to land a combination. Morales sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Batalon misses with the combination.
Batalon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Batalon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batalon!
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batalon throws a counter combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batalon.
Rico Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales throws an off balance right hand
and Batalon counters with a stiff right hand.
Batalon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Batalon passes to full mount!
Morales tries to hold on but Batalon postures up.
Batalon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morales has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Batalon looking to control but Morales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batalon misses with a head shot.
Morales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morales is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Batalon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morales is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batalon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Batalon avoids the attempt from Morales to control.
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 really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Batalon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morales is desperately trying to improve his position but Batalon has a good base and remains in mount.
Morales looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Morales looking very determined here, making life difficult for Batalon.
Gerald Batalon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Batalon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Batalon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Batalon!
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FIGHT
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