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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamel Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Romero Basquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Romero Basquez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamel Morin's chin.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamel Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joel Romero Basquez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morin clinches up against the cage.
Basquez is trying to break the clinch but Morin is controlling him.
Basquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Basquez wants to break free but Morin has control.
Basquez misses with an elbow strike.
Basquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Basquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Basquez fails to pull guard.
Morin is struggling to control the position.
Basquez blocks the elbow strike.
Morin blocks an elbow strike.
Basquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Basquez misses with an elbow strike.
Morin is pushing Basquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamel Morin.
Basquez loads up on a big right hand but Morin slips the punch.
Basquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morin.
Morin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morin lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morin.
Basquez has had enough of the clinch but Morin keeps him there for the moment.
Morin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Basquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morin has him pressed against the cage.
Morin stalling in the clinch.
Basquez working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin prevents Basquez from breaking the clinch.
Basquez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morin blocks a body shot from Basquez.
Morin stalling against the cage.
Morin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Basquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morin lands a shoulder strike.
Basquez is trying to maintain a safe position but Morin gets an underhook and turns Basquez into the cage.
Basquez tries to pull guard but Morin won't allow it.
Jamel Morin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Romero Basquez.
Morin pushes Basquez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Basquez takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Come on Morin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morin misses with a body punch.
Basquez tries for a takedown but Morin manages to get underhooks.
Basquez taking a breather.
Basquez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morin walks away with a smile on his face. Basquez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basquez clinches up with Morin and pushes him back against the cage.
Morin lands a nice uppercut.
Basquez being controlled against the cage.
Morin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basquez can't break the clinch.
Morin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Basquez up against the cage.
Basquez misses with a knee to the head.
Morin lands a right hand.
Morin leaning against his opponent.
Morin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morin is pushing Basquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Basquez trying to stall but Morin improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Basquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamel Morin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Basquez looks for a takedown but Morin sprawls well.
Basquez has a takedown stuffed.
Morin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basquez manages to avoid it.
Morin clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Morin.
Morin lands with a short shot to the head.
Morin just leaning against Basquez, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morin.
Stalling in the clinch from Morin.
Morin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basquez misses with a knee to the head.
Basquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Basquez is trying to pull guard but Morin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jamel Morin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Romero Basquez.
Morin is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Basquez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamel Morin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morin checks a leg kick.
Morin has closed the distance and engaged Basquez in a clinch.
Basquez tries to pull guard but Morin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Basquez tries to pull guard but Morin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jamel Morin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Basquez trying to control the position but instead, Morin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Basquez into the cage.
Basquez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin forces Basquez back against the cage and clinches.
Morin stalling.
Basquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morin just leaning against Basquez, taking a breather.
Morin just leaning against Basquez, taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Basquez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morin scores with a shot to the side of Basquez's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamel Morin.
Morin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Basquez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morin somewhat.
Morin darts in and clinches Basquez up against the cage.
Morin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Basquez looking to slow down the pace here.
Come on Morin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Come on Morin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morin stalls.
Stalling in the clinch from Morin.
Basquez is trying to force a seperation but Morin has the dominant position.
Basquez is trying to drag Morin to the mat but Morin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morin.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamel Morin.
Basquez takes the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Basquez can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamel Morin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Basquez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Basquez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morin, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Basquez looking to throw knees to the head but Morin is blocking nicely.
Basquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Basquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morin has him pressed against the cage.
Basquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basquez jumps guard but Morin stands there with Basquez around his waist. Basquez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Basquez misses with an elbow over the top.
Basquez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morin rushes Basquez and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morin avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Morin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Morin has Basquez pushed against the cage.
Morin stalling the fight.
Morin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Basquez misses with a knee to the head.
Morin is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamel Morin.
Basquez misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morin lands a shoulder strike.
Basquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Morin.
Morin avoiding damage.
Basquez is trying to force a seperation but Morin has the dominant position.
Basquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Basquez wants to break free but Morin has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morin as Basquez tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basquez tries to break the clinch but Morin is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morin stalls.
Basquez tries to break the clinch but Morin is controlling the position.
Basquez letting Morin take a breather here.
Morin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamel Morin.
Basquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morin is fending him off so far but Basquez persists. Nope, Morin circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Morin misses its target.
Jamel Morin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Romero Basquez.
Morin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Basquez can do to turn this around?
Basquez taking a breather.
Morin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Basquez tries to break free but Morin pushes him back against the cage.
Morin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Morin to work.
Joel Romero Basquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamel Morin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Basquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jamel Morin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morin, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamel Morin!
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energy
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