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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burl Morales (ranked 6560 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sik Lil (ranked 5186 p4p, 0 weight class). Burl Morales has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Burl Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sik Lil!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil tries to land a leg kick but Morales saw it coming and moves away.
Lil fails with a takedown attempt.
Morales changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lil will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lil moves into the clinch.
Lil looking for a takedown.
Morales is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Lil to work.
Lil has had enough of the clinch but Morales keeps him there for the moment.
Lil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burl Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sik Lil.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but Lil won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lil clinches with his opponent.
Morales is trying to push Lil away but Lil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but Lil has the dominant position.
Lil tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Lil avoids the damage to the body.
Morales is trying to break free.
Lil is trying to pull guard but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Lil just leaning against Morales, taking a breather.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Lil blocks it.
Lil is trying to break the clinch but Morales is controlling him.
Morales manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lil postures up in Morales's guard and throws a big left but Morales blocks it.
Lil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lil gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Lil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morales, pushing him back against the cage.
Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morales circles away.
Lil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Burl Morales has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lil shoots and misses
and Morales counters with a head kick.
Morales shoots in looking for a takedown but Lil manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil instigates a clinch.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Lil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick by Lil misses
and Morales counters with a left and a right that stings Lil.
Lil misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lil looks winded!
Lil has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to pull guard but Lil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lil avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
Morales pulls guard.
Morales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lil throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Lil gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lil moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales tries to circle away but Lil has him pinned against the cage.
Lil is trying to pull guard but Morales turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morales stops a takedown attempt from Lil.
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 Burl Morales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burl Morales's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lil goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lil shoots in but Morales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morales is looking for a counter combo.
Lil has Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Lil tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morales.
Lil manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morales 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morales doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morales manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morales trying to control but Lil is working from the bottom.
Lil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morales tries to stand but Lil is controlling from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Lil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morales swivels and escapes.
Lil instigates a clinch.
Morales tries to pull guard but Lil holds him up against the cage and eventually Morales drops back down to his feet.
Lil decides to pull guard.
Morales trying to control but Lil is working from the bottom.
Morales looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morales works over Lil with some ground and pound from guard.
Lil keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Lil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales trying to control but Lil is working from the bottom.
Morales gets to his feet. Lil looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lil shoots in looking for a takedown but Morales manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lil's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Morales was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Burl Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sik Lil.
Sloppy strikes from Lil. Those never looked like landing.
Morales looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lil is breathing heavily.
Morales moves out of range of the body kick.
Lil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lil avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil lands a jab to the head.
Lil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morales counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lil's knee momentarily.
Lil misses with a takedown attempt
and Morales counters with a left to the body.
Morales has a takedown stuffed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morales stuffs the takedown attempt from Lil. Lil gets slowly back to his feet.
Morales seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donk. Morales catches Lil right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sik Lil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Burl Morales'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lil just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil fails with a takedown attempt.
Morales looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lil!
Lil is trying to control Morales's posture but Morales avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales is looking to take a break and control but Lil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Morales takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morales wants it to stay on the feet.
As Lil looks to move away, Morales throws a big counter combo but Lil just gets out of the way.
Lil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morales.
Lil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morales tries to avoid it but Lil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morales to the ground. Morales escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burl Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sik Lil.
Lil shoots in for a takedown but Morales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morales appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lil darts in and clinches Morales up against the cage.
Morales manages to break the clinch.
Lil throws a sloppy head kick and Morales moves out of range easily.
Morales went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice sprawl there from Lil as Morales shoots in.
Lil tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lil unleashes a big counter combination but Morales bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lil takes the fight into the clinch.
Morales working Lil over with knees to the body.
Morales pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lil tries to score a body lock takedown but Morales shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales stuffs the takedown.
Lil throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Morales counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morales controlling the pace.
Lil is not content to let Morales control the position.
Morales controlling the action here.
Morales seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lil for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lil looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morales is controlling the pace.
Morales seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morales appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lil!
Lil clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sik Lil.
I think Lil 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sik Lil!
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