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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Morelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldrei Meira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldrei Meira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelo Morelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldrei Meira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meira circles away quickly and effectively.
Meira cracks Morelli with a good jab.
Morelli lands with a nice body punch.
Morelli scores with a one two! Meira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meira throws a head kick that misses.
Morelli with a nice cross.
Morelli manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meira on his heels. He'll look to pass Meira's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morelli controlling from the top position.
Meira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morelli throwing strikes from guard but Meira blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Meira has momentary wrist control but Morelli slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morelli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morelli postures up.
Meira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Meira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morelli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Meira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morelli 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.
Morelli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morelli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meira lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morelli throws a right hand that Meira ducks under and follows up with a left that Meira also avoids with ease.
No luck for Morelli with that takedown attempt.
Morelli misses with a takedown attempt - Meira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morelli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morelli connects with a single shot there.
Aldrei Meira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morelli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morelli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morelli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meira's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morelli thows a huge punch but Meira dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morelli stalling.
Morelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meira is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morelli lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meira works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morelli's guard.
Morelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Meira postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meira wants to pass the guard but Morelli is keeping the position.
Morelli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meira manages to get himself to full guard.
Morelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morelli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morelli postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Morelli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morelli throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meira! But no joy.
Morelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meira can do to turn this around?
Meira takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Meira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Angelo Morelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morelli avoids the body shot from Meira.
Angelo Morelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meira throws a leg kick which misses Morelli's front leg but catches the back leg as Morelli tries to avoid it.
Morelli throws a combination. Meira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Meira lands a nice hook to Morelli's body. Morelli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morelli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meira.
Morelli shoots in looking for a takedown but Meira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morelli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morelli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morelli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morelli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morelli throws a hook to the side of Meira's head but Meira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meira has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morelli swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morelli feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morelli wants to control from the top but Meira keeps moving.
Morelli looking to sit in guard and control but Meira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Meira wanted to stand there but Morelli had control of the position.
Morelli 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.
Meira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morelli tries to strike from the bottom.
Morelli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meira manages to get himself to full guard.
Meira keeping moving, preventing Morelli from controlling successfully.
Morelli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Meira wants to sweep here but Morelli controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morelli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meira is keeping the position for now.
Morelli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Meira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meira looking to control.
Meira wants to sweep here but Morelli controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meira misses with a straight left.
Morelli attempts a counter takedown but Meira avoids it well and moves away.
Meira scores with the left hand. Morelli knows he should have avoided that one.
Morelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meira digs a good hook to Morelli's body.
Meira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morelli defending well as Meira loads up on a big left hand.
Morelli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morelli lands in his opponent's guard.
Meira is looking to stand up but Morelli isn't so interested in that idea.
Morelli wants to control from the top but Meira keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Angelo Morelli will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A lazy left from Morelli finds it's target.
Morelli throws a right and a left that Meira avoids nicely.
Meira steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Meira throws a solid leg kick but Morelli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meira.
Morelli throws a good cross that connects.
Morelli misses with an uppercut. Meira saw that one coming.
Morelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morelli.
Morelli tries for a takedown but Meira circles away easily
and Meira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morelli ducks under a wild hook from Meira.
Morelli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meira tries to counter with a clinch but Morelli shakes him off and moves away.
It looks like Morelli has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Morelli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morelli scrambles back to his feet.
Morelli misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Meira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morelli drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morelli landing some decent shots from guard.
Morelli stopping the sweep attempt from Meira.
Morelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meira is keeping the position for now.
Morelli keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meira's head.
Morelli stopping the sweep attempt from Meira.
Morelli trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Meira manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Morelli keeping moving, preventing Meira from controlling successfully.
Morelli is trying to control the position but Meira postures up.
Aldrei Meira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morelli keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Morelli pulls Meira in close to his closed guard and prevents Meira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morelli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Meira postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morelli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Meira is trying to control but can't.
Morelli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meira's head.
Morelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meira defending well though.
Morelli working Meira over with strikes.
Morelli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morelli controlling the position easily from mount.
Morelli cracks Meira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morelli controlling from the full mount.
Morelli with good strikes from the mount here!
Morelli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Meira flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meira is squirming around, avoiding Morelli's attempts to control the action.
Morelli controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Morelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morelli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Morelli!
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