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Event:
AFC4
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Morales blocks a head kick by Maher.
Maher cracks Morales with an open hand slap.
Maher looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maher as he avoids it easily.
Morales blocks a head kick by Maher.
Maher misses with a wild combination.
Maher misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Morales decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maher's guard.
Maher wants to sweep but no luck.
Morales's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Morales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maher trying to strike off his back.
Morales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SUB2#
Morales is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maher has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Maher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morales is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Maher drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maher has Morales in his guard.#REVB#
Morales makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Morales drops back looking for a leg! Maher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maher manages to kick Morales off! Morales jumps back into Maher's guard. #T2#
Maher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morales manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Morales trying to control the position here. #SU#
Maher decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morales tries for a takedown but Maher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maher lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Morales drives through and clinches with Maher against the cage.
#TD#
Maher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T3#
Morales passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Maher is defending against the submission attempts here by Morales.
Maher is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Morales jumps into side control!
Maher is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Morales working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T4#
Maher tries to improve position but can't.
Maher wants to control but Morales postures up.
Maher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morales wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maher is trying to control Morales's posture but Morales avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales controls the position from side control.
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 Jason Maher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Morales shoots in but Maher avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD2#
Morales throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maher tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morales is in Maher's guard.#SUB#
Maher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
Maher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morales is one step ahead there.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maher has momentary wrist control but Morales slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Morales is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maher has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T1#
Morales is adopting a defensive guard.
Maher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Maher drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morales looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morales looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morales! #REVB#
Maher is trying to control Morales's posture but Morales avoids it. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morales trying to control but Maher is working from the bottom.
Maher working a defensive guard here.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Maher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Maher wants to control but Morales passes easily into half guard.
#SUB2#
Morales is working for a submission of some sort.
#T3#
Maher is looking to improve his position.
Morales seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Morales is trying to work for a kimura but Maher is defending well.
Maher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maher manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Maher is looking for a triangle but Morales pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Morales is controlling Maher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maher is stalling here. Morales is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maher seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morales has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Maher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miguel Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Maher.
Morales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maher counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Morales looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB2#
Morales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maher is not content to let Morales control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Morales wants to work for an arm triangle but Maher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maher tries to get to full guard but Morales has control of the leg. #T1#
Maher wants to control but Morales is keeping busy.
Maher is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Morales lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morales lands with a punch from half guard.
Morales is trying to control the action in half guard but Maher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Maher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales stays in close to Maher's body and controls the position.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Maher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A good leg kick by Maher.
Maher scores with a nice right hand.
Maher connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Morales darts in looking for a takedown but Maher gets double underhooks and turns Morales into the cage.
Maher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maher enables Morales to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maher manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB#
Maher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maher keeping full guard, as Morales tries to pass.
Morales scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Maher has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Morales doesn't defend quickly enough and Maher has managed to lock this one up! Can Morales escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Maher on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Maher!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 06, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Morales drives through with a takedown into Phillips's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Phillips might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Phillips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phillips really is a fat lump.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morales manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Morales has momentary wrist control but Phillips slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Phillips has gone for a leg lock! Morales slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phillips's guard.#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips looking for a sweep. Not yet Phillips, not yet. #SUB2#
Morales drops back looking for a leg! Phillips is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phillips manages to kick Morales off! Morales jumps back into Phillips's guard.
Morales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
Phillips is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
Phillips keeping full guard, as Morales tries to pass.
Phillips 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.
Morales advances to half guard.
Morales lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Phillips is defending against the submission attempts here by Morales.
Morales with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #ES#
Phillips kicks off Morales and gets to his feet.
Morales closes the distance and clinches up with Phillips, looking for a takedown. Morales pushes Phillips against the cage but Phillips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Morales shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morales was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phillips is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Morales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morales working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T3##SUB2#
Morales tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morales cracks Phillips with a big elbow.
Morales in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morales scoring with punches and elbows.
Phillips on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Morales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4##SUB2#
Morales goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Phillips rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morales's guard! Nice work there by Phillips!
Morales looks winded!
Phillips trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales has control of Phillips's left arm, preventing Phillips from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morales's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Morales dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Morales shoots for a takedown but Phillips saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Morales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Phillips sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phillips slaps away a takedown attempt from Morales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Buddy Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Morales.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but Phillips shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Phillips went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
#TD2#
Morales bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Morales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
Phillips tries to improve position but can't. #T1#
Morales postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Phillips is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Morales wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Phillips, who protects the arm well.
Phillips sneaks back into half guard.
Morales working over Phillips with some ground and pound. Phillips looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morales lands a nice short elbow.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Morales is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phillips is staying active underneath Morales, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morales tries to pass to full mount but Phillips defends it.
Morales working Phillips over with strikes. #SUB2#
Morales is looking for a kimura here.
Phillips manages to get to full guard.
#T3#
Morales is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morales working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morales is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Phillips lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phillips swinging wildly here.
#TD2#
Morales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Phillips is looking to escape.
Phillips trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morales stops Phillips from getting back to his feet.
Morales takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miguel Morales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Phillips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Morales looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Phillips is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morales dives into side control.
Phillips on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Morales is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Phillips knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T1#
Morales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working. #SUB2#
Morales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Phillips has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morales scores with a couple of short elbows.#SUB2#
Morales goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Phillips rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morales's guard! Nice work there by Phillips!
Morales looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phillips is one step ahead there.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Morales keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Morales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phillips's guard. #REVB#
Morales looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Phillips throws a strike but Morales rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Phillips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morales defends well.#SUB2#
Morales drops back looking for a leg! Phillips is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phillips manages to kick Morales off! Morales jumps back into Phillips's guard. #T3##SUB#
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morales passes into side control.
Morales in side control lands a decent elbow.
Miguel Morales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A lull in the action here as Morales stalls from top position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
More stalling from Morales.
Morales is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Morales the control monster continue. Boring.
Morales working the body and head with strikes.
Buddy Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phillips is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morales winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Morales!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 04, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Morales shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morales was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Huffman is trying to improve his position.
Huffman is working hard here to advance position.
Morales scoring with punches and elbows.
Morales tries to move into full mount but can't pass Huffman's legs.
Huffman is looking for a sweep.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morales scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Huffman is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Morales can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Morales!
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