WSOF 32: Marlon Moraes Wins, Calls Out Dominick Cruz
WSOF 32: Marlon Moraes Wins, Calls Out Dominick Cruz
Bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes made a play for the title of best 135-pound fighter in the world by calling out Dominick Cruz.
World Series Fighting 32 was held at the XFINITY Arena in Everett, Washington last evening and it featured a night of new title holders, big knockouts and crafty submissions. It was highlight-filled from start to finish - here's how the action went down.
In the main event, Marlon Moraes continued his incredible winning streak with his eleventh consecutive victory. Last night's win came against Josh Hill, a main who had taken him to a decision before in 2015. Moraes didn't need five rounds this time though and he got the job done just inside the second with a stunning head kick knockout.
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Speaking after the fight, Moraes had a message that was loud and clear for the UFC.
"I'm very happy," Moraes said. "Today I showed everyone I'm the best at 135lbs in the world. UFC has a new owner so let's do new things. Me versus Dominick Cruz. Let's do it."
Moraes' call to the UFC came one day after UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez spoke about him at the UFC fan Q&A session yesterday saying Moraes would come over and do 'big things' in the UFC one day.
In the co-main event, Team Alpha Male's Lance Palmer captured the WSOF featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Alexandre Almeida. The two had met before in December 2015 but last night the result was different and it was Palmer who caught the eye of the judges to recapture the featherweight title.
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The much-hyped match between the Fodor brothers turned out to be a bit of a damp squib with Caros wrestling and grinding his brother Ben into the mat for 15 minutes.
WSOF also announced they would be holding a show on New Years Eve at Maddison Square Garden.
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WSOF 32: Full Results
Marlon Moraes def. Josh Hill via knockout (strikes). Round 2, 0:38
Lance Palmer def. Alexandre Almeida via majority decision (49-46, 48-48, 50-45)
Caros Fodor def. Ben "Phoenix Jones" Fodor via unanimous decision (30-26 x3)
Louis Taylor def. Phil Hawes via submission (guillotine choke). Round 2, 2:15
Hakeem Dawodu def. Marat Magomedov via TKO (strikes). Round 2, 2:03
Rex Harris def. Nicolai Salchow via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Andrews Nakahara def. Travis Doerge via TKO (strikes). Round 1, 0:55
Matt Kovacs def. Bill Widler via TKO (punches). Round 1, 4:22
Brett Malone def. Patrick Benson via submission (rear-naked choke). Round 1, 4:20
Matt Coble def. Colt Hausauer via submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 1:52
Tycen Lynn def. Justin Hugo via submission (triangle choke). Round 1, 2:17
Joe Elzea def. Jon Marc Cortez via submission (armbar). Round 2, 4:34
In the main event, Marlon Moraes continued his incredible winning streak with his eleventh consecutive victory. Last night's win came against Josh Hill, a main who had taken him to a decision before in 2015. Moraes didn't need five rounds this time though and he got the job done just inside the second with a stunning head kick knockout.
https://twitter.com/MMAWorldSeries/status/75960655...
Speaking after the fight, Moraes had a message that was loud and clear for the UFC.
"I'm very happy," Moraes said. "Today I showed everyone I'm the best at 135lbs in the world. UFC has a new owner so let's do new things. Me versus Dominick Cruz. Let's do it."
Moraes' call to the UFC came one day after UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez spoke about him at the UFC fan Q&A session yesterday saying Moraes would come over and do 'big things' in the UFC one day.
In the co-main event, Team Alpha Male's Lance Palmer captured the WSOF featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Alexandre Almeida. The two had met before in December 2015 but last night the result was different and it was Palmer who caught the eye of the judges to recapture the featherweight title.
https://twitter.com/MMAWorldSeries/status/75960256...
The much-hyped match between the Fodor brothers turned out to be a bit of a damp squib with Caros wrestling and grinding his brother Ben into the mat for 15 minutes.
WSOF also announced they would be holding a show on New Years Eve at Maddison Square Garden.
https://twitter.com/MMAWorldSeries/status/75960460...
WSOF 32: Full Results
Marlon Moraes def. Josh Hill via knockout (strikes). Round 2, 0:38
Lance Palmer def. Alexandre Almeida via majority decision (49-46, 48-48, 50-45)
Caros Fodor def. Ben "Phoenix Jones" Fodor via unanimous decision (30-26 x3)
Louis Taylor def. Phil Hawes via submission (guillotine choke). Round 2, 2:15
Hakeem Dawodu def. Marat Magomedov via TKO (strikes). Round 2, 2:03
Rex Harris def. Nicolai Salchow via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Andrews Nakahara def. Travis Doerge via TKO (strikes). Round 1, 0:55
Matt Kovacs def. Bill Widler via TKO (punches). Round 1, 4:22
Brett Malone def. Patrick Benson via submission (rear-naked choke). Round 1, 4:20
Matt Coble def. Colt Hausauer via submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 1:52
Tycen Lynn def. Justin Hugo via submission (triangle choke). Round 1, 2:17
Joe Elzea def. Jon Marc Cortez via submission (armbar). Round 2, 4:34