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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reyes Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amare Sow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reyes Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amare Sow!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morales tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sow is in Morales's guard.
Sow wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
Sow working some strikes from top position.
Morales keeping full guard, as Sow tries to pass.
Sow working some strikes from top position.
Sow wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
Sow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morales, up you get!
Sow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morales napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morales is letting Sow control him for a moment.
Sow scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sow tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sow working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morales is looking for a sweep.
Sow is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sow tries to move to mount but Morales blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morales regains half guard.
Sow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morales has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morales is refusing to be controlled, as Sow sits in half guard.
Morales is looking to control Sow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morales avoid being mounted?
Sow stands up and beckons Morales to join him on the feet.
Sow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morales but Morales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sow.
Sow looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Sow pushes him off.
Sow dives in for a single leg takedown but Morales sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reyes Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amare Sow.
Morales moves into the clinch.
Sow is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morales is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sow to the mat. Sow regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morales chips away with some ground and pound.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Sow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sow tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morales.
Morales wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morales changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morales clinches.
Morales wants a takedown but no success here.
Morales wants a takedown but no success here.
Morales is pressed up against the cage. Sow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morales down to the mat. Morales avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morales stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morales scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales tries to clinch up but Sow circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sow is defended easily by Morales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reyes Morales will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morales's corner calls for a 1-2. Morales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morales is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morales has escaped and now he's on top!
Sow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morales doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morales manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales stops Sow from standing up.
Sow is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sow keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Sow is looking for a triangle but Morales pushes his legs off easily.
Morales makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sow keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morales stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morales to the ground. Sow is now in Morales's guard.
Morales really is a fat lump.
Sow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morales has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sow has managed to get both his arms back between Morales's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sow's guard.
Morales might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morales chips away with some ground and pound.
Sow is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
Morales stands up over Sow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morales got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morales has managed to get both his arms back between Sow's legs - danger averted.
Sow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morales is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales scoring with some ground and pound.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morales gets to his feet - Sow follows without any prompting.
Morales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sow.
Morales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morales thows a body kick. Sow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sow wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morales looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sow scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sow trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
Sow is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reyes Morales dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Morales tries to clinch there but Sow circles away.
Sow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sow showed some decent athleticism there.
Sow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Morales trying to control here.
Morales is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sow is looking for a kimura here.
Sow moves into full mount! Morales won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sow scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morales?
Morales keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sow goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morales is on top in guard.
Morales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morales is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sow has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Morales is looking to defend but Sow has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Morales! Sow pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Morales taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Amare Sow!
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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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