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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minowa Fujiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Morley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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269 lbs
24 - 7 - 1 |
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190 cm
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284 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Minowa Fujiati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Morley!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiati closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fujiati lands in his opponent's guard.
Morley pulls Fujiati in close to his closed guard and prevents Fujiati from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fujiati throwing strikes from guard but Morley blocks nicely.
Morley pulls Fujiati in close to prevent any damage.
Morley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujiati.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morley has momentary wrist control but Fujiati slips an elbow through the middle.
Fujiati preventing the sweep.
Morley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujiati.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley wants to sweep here but Fujiati controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morley trying to keep a closed guard but Fujiati is proving a slippery customer.
Morley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fujiati manages to get himself to full guard.
Morley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fujiati is defended easily by Morley.
Morley misses the jab.
Fujiati ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morley slaps away a takedown attempt from Fujiati, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fujiati.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Fujiati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morley lands a jab to the nose.
Morley misses with a looping right.
Morley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujiati counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujiati stopping the sweep attempt from Morley.
Morley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fujiati postures up in Morley's guard and throws a big left but Morley blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morley managing to control the position.
Morley trying to control the position.
Morley wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fujiati stands up over Morley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fujiati throwing strikes from guard but Morley blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fujiati's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fujiati sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morley's guard.
Fujiati wants to control but Morley is keeping him busy.
Fujiati 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.
Fujiati slips a nice elbow through Morley's hands, connecting with Morley's forehead.
Fujiati passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morley!
Morley is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Fujiati there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morley is trying desperately to improve position.
Fujiati working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fujiati punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fujiati has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morley's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morley wants to control but Fujiati is having none of it.
Fujiati can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morley is looking to escape.
Morley is working to get back to half guard.
Fujiati looking to ground and pound but Morley is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minowa Fujiati dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fujiati avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morley misses with a series of wild punches.
Fujiati half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Adam Morley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morley connects with a right hand. Fujiati shakes it off.
Morley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morley throws a hook but Fujiati avoids it easily.
Fujiati changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fujiati shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morley as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiati ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morley looks to land a combination but Fujiati avoids it well.
Morley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujiati.
Fujiati is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morley can do to turn this around?
Morley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiati is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujiati changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morley misses the jab.
Fujiati tries to counter with a takedown but Morley is quick to defend against it.
A combination from Morley does no damage.
Morley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morley misses with a wild body shot.
Morley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujiati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujiati drops his hands momentarily and Morley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Morley misses the target.
Fujiati dodges the punch combination from Morley.
Fujiati half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fujiati fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Fujiati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morley lands with a straight right. Fujiati didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiati darts in looking for a takedown but Morley gets double underhooks and turns Fujiati into the cage.
Nice body punch from Morley.
Morley swings for the body but Fujiati moves out of range.
Morley dips to his left and cracks Fujiati with an uppercut!
Morley lands the left hand.
Morley throws a looping overhand right but Fujiati ducks down to avoid it.
Fujiati closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morley circles away.
Fujiati walks into a jab.
Fujiati gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morley circles away.
Morley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fujiati under the eye.
Morley throws a series of punches but Fujiati avoids them all with ease.
Morley scores with a hook.
Morley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fujiati counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morley won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Fujiati's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fujiati trying to control the action but Morley is working from the bottom.
Morley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fujiati throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fujiati is looking for a kimura here.
Minowa Fujiati overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujiati is looking to advance position but Morley won't allow it.
Fujiati is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fujiati.
Morley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Morley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A punch combination from Morley misses.
Fujiati half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fujiati slips a jab from Morley.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morley enables Fujiati to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morley is trying to control the position but Fujiati postures up.
Morley keeping moving, preventing Fujiati from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morley trying to control the position here.
Morley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiati keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morley's head.
Morley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fujiati manages to get to full guard.
Morley stands up and waves to Fujiati to follow him.
Morley misses with a left hand
and Fujiati counters with a single leg into guard. Morley didn't expect that.
Morley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati has a closed guard, preventing Morley from standing up.
Morley stands and steps away. Fujiati gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Adam Morley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morley. Fujiati does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Morley. No joy for Fujiati on that attempt.
Morley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Morley as Fujiati shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujiati closes the distance and clinches up with Morley, looking for a takedown. Fujiati pushes Morley against the cage but Morley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Fujiati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morley throws a poor cross that misses
so Fujiati counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati stopping the sweep attempt from Morley.
Fujiati wants to control from the top but Morley keeps moving.
Morley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fujiati stopping the sweep attempt from Morley.
Fujiati postures up.
Morley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fujiati looking for submissions off his back.
Morley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Fujiati to stand up.
Morley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morley jabs at Fujiati's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fujiati slips under a jab.
Morley looks to land a combination but Fujiati avoids it well.
Morley slaps away a takedown attempt from Fujiati, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fujiati slips a straight right by Morley.
Fujiati tries to counter with a takedown but Morley is quick to defend against it.
Morley takes a swing at Fujiati's ribcage but misses.
Fujiati has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujiati takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fujiati fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morley throws a lazy right hand but Fujiati sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Morley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Morley!
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FIGHT
RATING
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