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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrow comes to the cage accompanied by Final Countdown. Romero has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morrow sprawls well. Morrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Romero moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Romero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romero moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Morrow avoids the head kick by Romero.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Morrow moves out of range easily.
Morrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow misses the shot to the body.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrow lands a jab-cross combination.
Morrow throws a combination that misses
and Romero counters with a series of strikes. Morrow will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Romero has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Romero avoids the body shot from Morrow.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero with the counter takedown but Morrow avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romero, right into the meat.
Alex Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Romero throws a counter combo.
Alex Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow moves out of range as Romero throws a body kick.
Morrow avoids the head kick by Romero.
Morrow clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrow tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Morrow back against the cage.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero tries to keep at a distance but Morrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
Morrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrow.
Morrow has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrow can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Morrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a shot to the body.
Romero prevents a body shot from Morrow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero jumps guard.
Morrow stands up from Romero's guard - Morrow perhaps looking for a knockout.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Morrow shows good takedown defense.
Morrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Romero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Morrow rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
Morrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Morrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Morrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Morrow.
Morrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero prevents a body shot from Morrow.
Morrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrow works on Romero's body with a couple of short punches.
Morrow blocking some punches.
Morrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero tries to circle away but Morrow has him pinned against the cage.
Morrow pushes Romero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a punch to the body.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alex Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aquiles Romero.
Morrow lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Morrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrow rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Morrow can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero lands with a nice body punch.
Morrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrow avoids a kick to the body.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Morrow is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrow avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Morrow misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow lands the left hand.
Morrow avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
Morrow cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Romero moves out of range of the leg kick from Morrow.
Morrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Nice body kick from Morrow.
Morrow has managed to clinch.
Morrow controlling the action here for a moment.
Morrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romero up against the cage.
Romero fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrow.
Romero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrow gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Morrow lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romero up against the cage.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
Morrow scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrow throws a sloppy body shot
and Romero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Morrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romero at a distance.
Morrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrow lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Morrow misses.
Aquiles Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero scores with a head kick.
Romero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alex Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aquiles Romero.
Morrow tried to score with a low kick but Romero checks it.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrow.
Morrow throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morrow misses the jab.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morrow. Morrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Alex Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero tries to land a front kick but Morrow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
A low kick from Morrow is predictable there
and Romero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Morrow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Romero misses with a body kick.
Romero moves away from the strike by Morrow.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow wants to clinch.
Romero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow looks to land a combination. Romero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morrow takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrow misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
Morrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrow takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Morrow is looking to clinch.
And Romero responds with a good body kick, but Morrow manages to step out the way in time.
Morrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Morrow gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Morrow to work.
Morrow stalling against the cage.
Morrow seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Morrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Romero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to force a seperation but Morrow has the dominant position.
Romero letting Morrow take a breather here.
Morrow tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morrow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Morrow.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Morrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws a head kick but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Morrow thuds his shin into the meat of Romero's side.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Morrow slips the punch.
It looked like Morrow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alex Morrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Morrow.
Morrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero feints the counter takedown.
Morrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.
Morrow digs a good body shot into Romero's ribs.
Aquiles Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
Morrow swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Morrow clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Morrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrow has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romero letting Morrow take a breather here.
Morrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Morrow!
Alex Morrow took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, DC Unrivaled for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Aquiles Romero stepped up to the mic, saying 'expect me to move down to 145 weight class'.
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