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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooks Morrow (ranked 24745 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joan Lopez (ranked 6885 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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279 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brooks Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joan Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrow really is a fat lump.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Morrow's body.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrow trying to get back to full guard but Lopez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lopez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morrow manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lopez off and has taken his back!
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet but Morrow has full control of the position and if anything, Lopez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow throwing sloppy strikes.
Morrow throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lopez could be in trouble here!
Lopez wants to control his opponent's hands but Morrow gets his hands free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow keeps control of the position as Lopez tries to break free.
Morrow lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Morrow lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lopez.
Morrow lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Morrow.
Lopez tries to break free.
Morrow thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Morrow controlling the position well here. Lopez rolled but Morrow kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Morrow is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Morrow 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. Morrow gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Morrow apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrow is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez looks winded!
Morrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Morrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a couple of digs.
Morrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrow postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
Morrow is working Lopez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrow stands up over Lopez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morrow preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Morrow cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Morrow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morrow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Morrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooks Morrow dominated that round.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morrow or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez, which made it look bad.
Despite the aggression on Lopez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow wants to break free but Lopez has control.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morrow uses from the top position.
Morrow cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez is looking for a triangle but Morrow pushes his legs off easily.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morrow has picked Lopez up and slammed him! Lopez can't keep hold of the triangle and Morrow manages to pass to side control!
Lopez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Morrow working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morrow landing strikes.
Morrow scores with punches from side control.
Morrow working the body and head with strikes.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrow landing a few strikes.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lopez being controlled for a moment.
Lopez looks to move to half guard but instead Morrow has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is in a horrible position here. Morrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morrow wants to take his opponent's back but Lopez doesn't allow it.
Lopez wants to control but Morrow is having none of it.
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow breaks from Lopez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morrow avoids the attempt from Lopez to control.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
Morrow raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morrow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Lopez is in a horrible position here. Morrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morrow lands a couple of good shots and Lopez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow punishes Lopez with strikes from the back mount.
Morrow lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lopez.
Morrow has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow not allowing Lopez to control his hands.
Morrow lands a shot to the head.
Brooks Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrow landing with strikes.
Morrow lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lopez's head.
Morrow is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Morrow 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. Morrow gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Morrow apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooks Morrow 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!
Morrow shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morrow tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morrow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Lopez wants to stand but Morrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrow looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Morrow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morrow 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.
Morrow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrow with a nice head shot there.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morrow uses it to pass to side control.
Morrow lands a few punches from side control.
Morrow lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow landing a few strikes.
Morrow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lopez some visible discomfort.
Morrow cracks Lopez with a big elbow.
Morrow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.
Morrow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morrow in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morrow scores with punches from side control.
Morrow is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrow is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lopez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morrow working the ground and pound from side control.
Lopez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow just content to control the position.
Lopez is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooks 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooks Morrow!
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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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