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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lowell Herring (ranked 25415 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moralez Jr (ranked 5820 p4p, 0 weight class). Moralez Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lowell Herring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moralez Jr!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Herring defends it nicely.
Herring is looking to clinch but Jr is avoiding it.
Herring clinches.
Jr avoiding damage as Herring throws knees to the body.
Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Herring to keep the fight standing.
Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Herring after a bit of a struggle.
Lowell Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moralez Jr.
Herring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jr is defending well for now.
Herring wants to break free but Jr has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Herring prevents it.
Herring prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr pulls guard successfully.
Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jr is controlling Herring's posture.
Herring trying to control but Jr is working from the bottom.
Jr has a closed guard, preventing Herring from standing up.
Herring won't allow Jr to sweep him here.
Herring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Herring is looking to stand up but Jr won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jr has his foot on Herring's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Herring works his way back into a safe position though.
Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Herring walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moralez Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr drives through and clinches with Herring against the cage.
Herring is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jr pulls guard.
Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr keeping moving, preventing Herring from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Herring drives through and clinches with Jr against the cage.
Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Herring gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herring keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Herring is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jr darts in and clinches Herring up against the cage.
Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herring tries a body shot but Jr blocks it.
Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Herring misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herring jumps guard but Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowell Herring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herring has Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Herring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jr is defending well for now.
Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Herring to keep the fight standing.
Jr avoiding damage as Herring throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Herring tries to sprawl out of it but Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Herring manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Herring went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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 Lowell Herring 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.
Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Herring is looking for a counter combo.
Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Herring counters with a one-two to the body.
Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Herring counters with a straight right hand.
Herring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Herring displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jr throws out the jab.
Herring tries to clinch up.
Herring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr moves into the clinch.
Herring doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Herring is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Herring has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lowell Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moralez Jr.
Herring tries to throw a body punch but Jr avoids it by throwing Herring back against the cage.
Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jr manages to break the clinch.
Jr throws a head kick that Herring semi-blocks.
Herring is rocked!
It looks like Lowell Herring has been cut.
Jr forces Herring back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Herring is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jr leaning against his opponent.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jr jumps guard and drags Herring to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Herring has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herring looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Herring tries to break free.
Herring wants to control his opponent's hands but Jr gets his hands free.
Jr is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Herring up.
Jr is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Herring is defending well though. Jr let's go of the attempt for now.
Jr just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jr. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Jr is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Herring defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jr is hanging on to Herring's back as he tries to escape.
Jr is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Herring knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Herring for a finish.
Jr biding his time, controlling Herring.
Jr patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jr has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Herring's body.
Herring covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Jr slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Moralez Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jr is punishing Herring with strikes - can he finish him?!
Jr keeps control of the position as Herring tries to break free.
Jr has good solid back control here.
Herring tries to escape but Jr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jr cracks Herring with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Herring from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Jr working for a choke but Herring is defending well.
Jr tightening his grip on Herring, looking for the choke.
Good control from Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jr gets his way!
Herring is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jr has good solid back control here.
Jr is continuing to stall.
Herring looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jr looking for the choke but no joy.
Jr is persistently looking for the submission but Herring is defending it well.
Jr controlling from the back.
Jr is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Herring up.
Jr has the hooks in. Herring is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jr working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Herring trying to control the hands but Jr breaks the grip.
Jr is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Herring is defending well though. Jr let's go of the attempt for now.
Jr is landing with strikes from the back.
Jr just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Jr somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jr lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Herring do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The adventures of Jr the control monster continue. Boring.
Herring tries to escape but Jr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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!
Jr is persistently looking for the submission but Herring is defending it well.
Jr thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jr scores with punches to the body.
Herring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jr is persistently looking for the submission but Herring is defending it well.
Jr is riding his opponent, not letting Herring buck him off.
Jr is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Herring defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jr is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Herring knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Herring for a finish.
Herring tries to escape the position.
Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jr softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Jr biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jr scores with punches to the body.
Jr is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Let's hope that Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Can Herring hold on?! Jr is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jr is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jr gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jr gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jr apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Jr manages to pull guard.
Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herring manages to get himself to full guard.
Herring knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jr on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jr controlling from the top position.
Herring looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moralez Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lowell Herring's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Herring tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Herring seems to have got his legs back now.
Jr can't get the takedown.
Jr manages to break the clinch.
Jr closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Herring prevents it.
Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Herring.
Jr jumps guard but Herring stands there with Jr around his waist. Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lowell Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moralez Jr.
Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr avoiding damage as Herring throws knees to the body.
Herring misses with an elbow strike.
Jr breaks from the clinch.
Jr throws a nice head kick!
Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jr tries for a takedown but Herring sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herring throws a low kick, looking for Jr's leg but Jr calmly moves out of range.
Herring has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herring breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Herring. No joy for Jr on that attempt.
As Jr looks to move away, Herring throws a big counter combo but Jr just gets out of the way.
Herring moves into range and clinches up with Jr.
Herring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jr avoids it.
Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Herring tries a body shot but Jr blocks it.
Herring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Herring drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jr is working for takedown but Herring is calmly controlling the position for now.
Herring wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Herring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring tries a body shot but Jr blocks it.
Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herring is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Herring is trying to break free.
Herring prevents a takedown attempt there.
Herring lands a shot to the body.
Herring goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jr prevents it.
Jr pulls guard.
Herring would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Herring in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Herring sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jr has a closed guard, preventing Herring from standing up.
Herring gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herring stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Herring wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lowell Herring showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Herring has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lowell Herring!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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