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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Lauretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradly Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Lauretti!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauretti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lauretti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lauretti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lauretti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morrow tries to break the clinch but Lauretti is controlling the position.
Lauretti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
Lauretti pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauretti tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauretti pulls Morrow in close to prevent any damage.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Lauretti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauretti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Morrow keeping moving, preventing Lauretti from controlling successfully.
Lauretti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morrow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lauretti is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrow tries to strike from the bottom.
Morrow is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lauretti presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lauretti is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bradly Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Lauretti.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Lauretti shoots for a takedown but Morrow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrow tries to counter with a takedown but Lauretti is quick to defend against it.
Lauretti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrow swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Morrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrow gets tackled into the cage by Lauretti. Lauretti maintains the clinch.
Lauretti breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lauretti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lauretti gets back to half guard.
Morrow tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lauretti is refusing to be controlled, as Morrow sits in half guard.
Lauretti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauretti wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrow wants to stand but Lauretti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lauretti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lauretti wants to sweep here but Morrow controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lauretti's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lauretti fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradly Morrow 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.
Lauretti fails with the takedown.
As Lauretti tries to get set, Morrow tries to push him back and clinch up but Lauretti manages to avoid the attempt.
Lauretti instigates a clinch.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
Morrow loads up on a big right hand but Lauretti slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Lauretti. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauretti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lauretti fails to pull guard.
Lauretti breaks from the clinch.
Morrow could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morrow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ralph Lauretti has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauretti clinches.
Lauretti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrow walks away with a smile on his face. Lauretti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bradly Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Lauretti.
Morrow leaves Lauretti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lauretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrow.
Morrow gets tackled into the cage by Lauretti. Lauretti maintains the clinch.
Lauretti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morrow prevents it.
Lauretti is breathing heavily.
Morrow is trying to force a seperation but Lauretti has the dominant position.
Lauretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morrow tries to stand but Lauretti is controlling from the bottom.
Lauretti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lauretti is working an open guard so Morrow takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lauretti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bradly Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Lauretti clinches up against the cage.
Lauretti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morrow is looking to clinch but Lauretti is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow slips a jab and a cross from Lauretti.
Morrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lauretti.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Lauretti is out of range.
Morrow shoots in and bounces Lauretti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradly Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrow scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to stand but Lauretti is controlling from the bottom.
Lauretti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morrow defends it easily.
Morrow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morrow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lauretti fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow moves into range and clinches up with Lauretti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradly Morrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ralph Lauretti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Lauretti.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lauretti.
Morrow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Morrow as Lauretti shoots in.
As Lauretti tries to get set, Morrow tries to push him back and clinch up but Lauretti manages to avoid the attempt.
Lauretti throws a sloppy head kick and Morrow moves out of range easily.
Morrow has a takedown stuffed.
Lauretti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauretti closes the distance and clinches.
Lauretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lauretti tries to pull guard but Morrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Lauretti drops back down to his feet.
Bradly Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Lauretti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morrow seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Lauretti is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Morrow tries to pull guard but Lauretti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
Lauretti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lauretti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morrow, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a head punch that misses.
Lauretti manages to break the clinch.
Lauretti cracks Morrow with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Lauretti.
Lauretti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrow as he jumps to the side.
Morrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morrow throws a combination. Lauretti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lauretti shoots and misses
and Morrow counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
Lauretti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrow with a body shot.
Lauretti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morrow defends well and Lauretti ends up having to push Morrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morrow dodges an elbow strike from Lauretti.
Morrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrow looking to throw knees to the head but Lauretti is blocking nicely.
Morrow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lauretti blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Lauretti.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Lauretti won't allow it.
Lauretti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lauretti as Morrow tries to tie him up.
Lauretti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lauretti is trying to pull guard but Morrow has him pressed against the cage.
Lauretti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lauretti wants to take the fight to the mat but Morrow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ralph Lauretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradly Morrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Lauretti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradly Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradly Morrow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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