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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley Jr (ranked 5590 p4p, 267 weight class) and Alberto Morya (ranked 8136 p4p, 323 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alberto Morya!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley Jr feints a jab promting Morya to slip. Hadley Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hadley Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Morya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hadley Jr as he avoids it easily.
Hadley Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Hadley Jr to keep the fight standing.
Morya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hadley Jr smiles and moves away.
Alex Hadley Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Morya.
Hadley Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Morya shoots in looking for a takedown but Hadley Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morya fails with a takedown attempt.
Hadley Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hadley Jr drops an elbow to the side of Morya's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Morya to get to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Hadley Jr.
Alberto Morya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hadley Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morya somewhat.
Hadley Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hadley Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Hadley Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morya.
Morya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morya closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morya lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morya throwing strikes but missing.
Hadley Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Morya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hadley Jr's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morya stops Hadley Jr from standing up.
Morya working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hadley Jr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hadley Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hadley Jr trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Morya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hadley Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hadley Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morya on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morya trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadley Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadley Jr wants to get back to his feet but Morya is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morya throwing strikes but missing.
Morya postures up in Hadley Jr's guard and throws a big left but Hadley Jr blocks it.
Hadley Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hadley Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morya.
Hadley Jr is striking from the bottom but Morya uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Morya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hadley Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morya is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hadley Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morya trying to control from half guard but Hadley Jr is working away.
Morya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hadley Jr tries to get to full guard but Morya has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Morya.
Morya trying to pass the guard but Hadley Jr defending well.
Morya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hadley Jr defending well though.
Morya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morya is looking to take a break and control but Hadley Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hadley Jr wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Hadley Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morya is defended easily by Hadley Jr.
Hadley Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Morya sprawls and moves away.
Hadley Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Morya goes for a double leg but Hadley Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Hadley Jr continues to drive forward.
A punch combination from Hadley Jr misses.
Morya drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hadley Jr defends it well.
Morya shoots in but no luck this time.
Alex Hadley Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Morya.
Hadley Jr throws a series of punches but Morya moves out of range.
Hadley Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hadley Jr manages to avoid it.
Hadley Jr lands a jab to Morya's midsection.
Hadley Jr lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hadley Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morya eats them both and turns towards Hadley Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morya drives through with a takedown into Hadley Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hadley Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alberto Morya has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morya trying to control but Hadley Jr is working from the bottom.
Hadley Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morya.
Morya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hadley Jr wants to hit a switch here but Morya passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hadley Jr there!
Morya lands a big shot there that rocks Hadley Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hadley Jr regains half guard.
Morya maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hadley Jr could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Morya has cracked it and Hadley Jr is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Morya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alberto Morya!
Alberto Morya took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AfterLife Clothing Co. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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