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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arkadio Moralez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opel Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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240 lbs
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220 cm
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arkadio Moralez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Opel Astra!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moralez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Astra.
Astra lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice sprawl there from Moralez as Astra shoots in.
Astra tries to clinch up but Moralez circles away and keeps his distance.
Astra shoots in and drives through. Moralez sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moralez is defended easily by Astra.
Moralez shoots in looking for a takedown but Astra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moralez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Astra moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Astra throws a sloppy head kick and Moralez moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astra misses with a head kick.
Moralez takes the fight into the clinch.
Astra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moralez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Astra looking for a sweep. Not yet Astra, not yet.
Moralez stops Astra from standing up.
Moralez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moralez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moralez stops Astra from standing up.
Moralez content to stall in guard here.
Moralez with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra wants to get back to his feet but Moralez passes into half guard.
Astra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Astra taking some punishment here, with Moralez in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moralez pulls his head out easily.
Astra tries to get to full guard but Moralez has control of the leg.
Astra is looking to control Moralez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Astra avoid being mounted?
Moralez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Moralez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moralez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Astra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Astra trying to control here.
Moralez prevents Astra from improving his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Moralez wants to pass to mount but Astra is defending the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Moralez has closed the distance and engaged Astra in a clinch.
Astra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Astra is looking to clinch but Moralez is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moralez is defended easily by Astra.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadio Moralez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moralez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Astra.
Astra moves into the clinch.
Astra is trying to stall.
Moralez tries to pull guard but Astra won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moralez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Astra's elbow.
Moralez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Astra after a bit of a struggle.
Astra is fighting off a takedown attempt but Moralez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Astra to the mat. Astra regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadio Moralez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moralez stuffs the takedown.
Moralez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astra can do to turn this around?
Astra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moralez as he jumps to the side.
Astra tries to clinch up.
Moralez throws a big counter combination but Astra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Moralez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Astra tries to counter with a clinch but Moralez shakes him off and moves away.
Astra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arkadio Moralez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opel Astra.
A head kick misses from Astra.
Moralez circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Astra with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Astra misses
and Moralez counters with a single leg into guard. Astra didn't expect that.
Moralez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra is looking to stand back up but Moralez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Astra.
Astra taking some punishment here, with Moralez in his half guard.
Moralez wants to stand but Astra has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Astra trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moralez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moralez wants to pass the guard but Astra is defending well.
Moralez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moralez stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Moralez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Astra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moralez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moralez trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moralez lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra is trying to get back to full guard.
Moralez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Moralez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moralez slips a nice elbow through Astra's hands, connecting with Astra's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadio Moralez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moralez has a takedown stuffed.
Astra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moralez is looking for a counter combo.
Moralez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Astra.
Astra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moralez circles away.
Opel Astra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moralez darts in looking for a takedown but Astra gets double underhooks and turns Moralez into the cage.
Moralez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Astra's half guard.
Moralez is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astra wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moralez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Moralez in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moralez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moralez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Astra trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moralez wants to pass the guard but Astra is keeping the position.
Astra has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Moralez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Astra shoots in looking for a takedown. Moralez tries to sprawl out of it but Astra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moralez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Astra tries to get set, Moralez tries to push him back and clinch up but Astra manages to avoid the attempt.
Arkadio Moralez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opel Astra.
Astra throws a body shot but no joy.
Moralez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moralez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moralez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moralez tries to stand but Astra is controlling his head.
Astra wants to get back to his feet.
Arkadio Moralez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Astra struggling a bit here.
Astra is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Astra is not content to let Moralez control the position.
Moralez controls the position from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arkadio Moralez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Astra lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 Arkadio Moralez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moralez, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadio Moralez!
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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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