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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Morrell Jr (ranked 4240 p4p, 4326 weight class) and Manuel Roble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrell Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Orishas A lo Cubano. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Morrell Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manuel Roble!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roble clinches up against the cage.
Roble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrell Jr tries to keep at a distance but Roble has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrell Jr working aggressively here.
Roble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell Jr backwards.
Roble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roble closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morrell Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrell Jr tries a body shot but Roble blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Morrell Jr fails to land.
Roble breaks the clinch.
Roble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Manuel Roble has been cut.
Roble gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roble missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morrell Jr tries to throw a body punch but Roble avoids it by throwing Morrell Jr back against the cage.
Roble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roble moves into the clinch successfully.
Roble stalls.
Roble blocks a body shot from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrell Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Roble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrell Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David Morrell Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roble closes the distance and pushes Morrell Jr back into the cage.
Morrell Jr lands a body punch.
Roble takes a shot to the head.
Roble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roble prevents a body shot from Morrell Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Roble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrell Jr misses with the combination.
Morrell Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Morrell Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roble's head.
Roble looks winded!
Roble closes the distance and clinches.
Roble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrell Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Morrell Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrell Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrell Jr tests Roble's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrell Jr lands with a straight right. Roble didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Roble off the cage and back into range.
Morrell Jr knocks Roble to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Roble is rocked!
That has opened up Manuel Roble's cut even more.
Morrell Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roble is still in real trouble! Can Morrell Jr finish him?
Roble is trying to control Morrell Jr's posture but Morrell Jr avoids it.
Roble managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morrell Jr.
Roble seems to have recovered his senses.
Roble is looking to regain half guard here but Morrell Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roble is trying to control Morrell Jr's posture but Morrell Jr avoids it.
Morrell Jr working the ground and pound but Roble is defending the strikes.
Roble wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morrell Jr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roble sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. Roble controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Roble wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Roble is looking to regain half guard here but Morrell Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Roble can't do much from the bottom here.
Roble is looking for a sweep.
Morrell Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Roble's head but Roble avoids it well.
Roble gets back to half guard.
Roble is pressing down on Morrell Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Morrell Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Roble's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick lands for Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrell Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrell Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Roble moves out of range easily.
David Morrell Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Roble has closed the distance and engaged Morrell Jr in a clinch.
Roble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roble stalls.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Roble in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Morrell Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Morrell Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Roble uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roble breaks from the clinch.
Morrell Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roble's head.
Morrell Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roble counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morrell Jr won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roble grinds an elbow into Morrell Jr's temple.
Roble in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrell Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roble on the ground.
Roble advances nicely into full mount.
Morrell Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Roble controlling his opponent.
Roble working Morrell Jr over with strikes here.
Roble lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roble is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morrell Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Roble lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morrell Jr hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roble controlling his opponent.
Morrell Jr is in a horrible position here. Roble smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roble controlling his opponent.
Manuel Roble has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roble get's back to his feet.
Roble clinches with his opponent.
Roble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrell Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morrell Jr tries to throw a body punch but Roble avoids it by throwing Morrell Jr back against the cage.
Morrell Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roble breaks the clinch.
Morrell Jr slips under a jab from Roble.
Roble takes one on the button.
Morrell Jr digs a good hook to Roble's body.
Roble takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrell Jr with a nice cross.
Manuel Roble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roble with a nice calf kick.
Morrell Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roble under the eye.
Roble clinches up against the cage.
Come on Roble - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Roble prevents a body shot from Morrell Jr.
Roble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roble gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roble moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Roble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel Roble's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Morrell Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Morrell Jr throws a head kick but Roble moves out of range.
A jab from Morrell Jr misses.
Morrell Jr lands a body shot.
Roble closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roble clinches up with Morrell Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Roble breaks the clinch.
Morrell Jr misses with a head kick.
Roble closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roble blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrell Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Roble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roble lands a body shot.
Roble lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrell Jr backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roble holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morrell Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrell Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Roble tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrell Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Roble has Morrell Jr pressed against the cage.
Roble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roble blocks a body shot from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Roble stalling in the clinch.
Roble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morrell Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roble moves into the clinch.
Roble breaks the clinch.
Morrell Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrell Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Roble counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roble.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roble passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roble lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morrell Jr being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Roble not doing much here.
Morrell Jr throws a strike from the bottom but Roble passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roble cracks Morrell Jr with a big right hand but Morrell Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Roble controlling the position from side mount.
Morrell Jr gets back to half guard.
Roble is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morrell Jr defends it well.
Roble controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Roble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roble 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Roble!
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