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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burl Morales (ranked 5536 p4p, 0 weight class) and John West (ranked 7313 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Burl Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John West!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from West misses.
West swinging wildly here.
West fails with the takedown
and Morales counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morales stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morales is trying to keep West in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morales holds on and takes a little breather.
West prevents Morales from getting back to his feet.
Morales keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Morales trying to keep a closed guard but West is proving a slippery customer.
West must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
West is fighting to break Morales's control of his arms but Morales is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
Morales is looking to counter the offense by West and move into the clinch.
West looks winded!
Morales with a poor takedown
letting West counter with a right hand.
Morales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West clinches with his opponent.
West is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burl Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales breaks the clinch.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from West.
Morales goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morales on the side of the head.
West looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Morales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales throws a nice head kick!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morales misses the shot to the body.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John West dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morales fails with a takedown attempt.
West tries to counter with a clinch but Morales shakes him off and moves away.
John West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morales tries for a takedown but West circles away easily
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burl Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales pulls West into guard.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morales has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morales has West pulled in close to control his posture.
Morales controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
Morales has his foot on West's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. West works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
West postures up.
Morales 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.
Morales 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.
Morales is trying to control the position but West postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
A left and a right from West both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Burl Morales has been cut.
Jab from West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morales breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
West uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
West lands the left hand.
Morales fails with the takedown
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Burl Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morales back to the cage. West follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.
Morales ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morales no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morales is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morales not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Burl Morales's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
West lands a lovely overhand right.
West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morales doesn't seem bothered though.
Morales misses with a takedown attempt - West sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Morales backs off West throws a huge counter combo but Morales manages to avoid it all.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales throws a combination that misses
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West stuffs the takedown attempt from Morales. Morales gets slowly back to his feet.
And West tries to counter it with a takedown but Morales pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burl Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales needs to keep his hands up - West had a free shot at his head there.
John West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West with a jab.
Morales with a lazy takedown attempt
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
West gets a clinch.
Morales manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morales looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morales keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
West prevents Morales from getting back to his feet.
West controls from within his opponent's guard.
West trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
West is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got West winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John West!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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