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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Highland Island 22
Date: Mar 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Mortlock wants to clinch up but Blue keeps it at a distance.
Blue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Mortlock backs off Blue throws a huge counter combo but Mortlock manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Blue clinches up against the cage.
Mortlock tries to stall but Blue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mortlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mortlock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blue is leaning against Mortlock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Blue.
#BC2#
Blue breaks the clinch.
Mortlock moves in looking to clinch but Blue pushes him off.
Blue looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Mortlock gets tackled into the cage by Blue. Blue maintains the clinch.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of Mortlock's head.
Blue lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Stirling Mortlock has been cut.
Blue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Blue.
Blue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mortlock pushes Blue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Blue successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2#
Blue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mortlock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Blue is adopting a defensive guard.
Mortlock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blue is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blue is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Blue not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blue's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Blue forces his way into half guard.#T2##SU2#
Blue stands up out of the half guard. #CL2#
Blue gets a clinch.
Blue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blue blocks an uppercut.
Mortlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mortlock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD2#
Blue jumps guard and drags Mortlock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Blue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blue is adopting a defensive guard.
Mortlock wants to stand but Blue has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mortlock wants to stand and escape but instead Blue has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##T3#
Blue stays in close to Mortlock's body and controls the position.
Mortlock wants to stand but Blue is controlling the position.
Blue engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mortlock is striking but Blue is not phased and passes to half guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mortlock wants to get back to his feet.
Blue perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mortlock is looking to escape.
Blue sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mortlock tries to kick Blue off but Blue keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Blue rushes Mortlock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Blue manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Blue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stirling Mortlock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Blue swats away the attempt to clinch by Mortlock.
Mortlock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Blue darts in and clinches Mortlock up against the cage.
Blue tries to pull guard but Mortlock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Blue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mortlock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Blue's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blue tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mortlock defends well and Blue ends up having to push Mortlock into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mortlock tries to clinch up but Blue circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Blue clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mortlock.
Mortlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blue avoids a wild elbow strike from Mortlock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Mortlock fails to land.
Mickey Blue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#TD2#
Blue pulls guard.
Blue bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mortlock's guard. #REVB#
Blue controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blue works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T1#
Blue with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mortlock is trying to stand back up but Blue is controlling him
Blue passes to side control.
Mortlock being controlled for a moment.
Mortlock is trying to get back to his feet.
Blue takes a little break here. Mortlock wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mortlock tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blue has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Blue content just to control the position here.
Blue prevents Mortlock from getting the reversal.
Blue sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Mickey Blue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mortlock wants to hold on but Blue pushes him away.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blue content just to control the position here.
More stalling from Blue.
Blue with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
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.
Mickey Blue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stirling Mortlock'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.
#R3#
Blue keeps the fight on the outside.
Mortlock tries to clinch up
and Blue counters with a one-two to the body.
Mortlock wants to clinch.#CL2#
Blue rushes Mortlock and presses him up against the cage.
Mortlock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blue is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mortlock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mortlock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mortlock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mortlock.
Blue blocks an uppercut.
Blue tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mortlock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mortlock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mortlock misses with a punch on the inside.
Mortlock is looking to control Blue's arms but Blue gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mortlock has his back to the cage. #T1#
Mortlock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blue blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mortlock. #TD2#
Blue jumps guard.
Blue thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Blue throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mortlock wants to stand but Blue has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blue trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blue is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Blue pushing down on Mortlock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mortlock tries to kick Blue off in order to stand up. Blue Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Mortlock's face as Blue controls the position.
Blue advances to mount.
Blue looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mortlock really wants to buck Blue off and get back to his feet.
Blue looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mortlock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Mortlock is working hard here to advance position.
Blue sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blue is continuing to stall.
Stirling Mortlock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mortlock throwing hammer fists to the chest of Blue. What's that going to do exactly?
Blue tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mortlock wants to get back to his feet.
Blue controlling the pace for now. #T4#
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.
Let's hope that Blue has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mortlock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blue controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mickey Blue is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blue has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Blue!
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