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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Morningstar rushes Harvey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Harvey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Harvey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morningstar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morningstar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harvey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harvey really is a fat lump.#SU2#
Morningstar stands up and waves to Harvey to follow him. #TD2#
Morningstar gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey is trying to get back to his feet.
Morningstar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harvey keeps working.
Who's going to make the next move?#T1#
Harvey prevents Morningstar from improving position.
Morningstar working away.
Morningstar looking to control but instead Harvey has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Harvey wants to control but Morningstar is keeping busy.
Harvey wants to get back to his feet.
Harvey trying to control but Morningstar postures up.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morningstar prevents Harvey from standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harvey manages to get to full guard.
Morningstar prevents Harvey from getting back to his feet.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Morningstar from controlling successfully.
Morningstar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morningstar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harvey is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Morningstar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T3#
Morningstar is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvey has wrist control.
Harvey is trying to control the position but Morningstar postures up.
Harvey wants to stand but Morningstar is controlling the position.
Morningstar looking to pass the guard.
Harvey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harvey wants to stand up but Morningstar is controlling him.
Morningstar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harvey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morningstar looks winded!
Harvey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harvey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Morningstar rushes Harvey and presses him up against the cage.
Harvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harvey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morningstar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harvey missing with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harvey taking a breather.
Harvey wants a takedown.
Morningstar managing to block the knees to the body from Harvey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Morningstar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Morningstar throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
#CL2#
Morningstar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Harvey successfully pulls guard.
Harvey 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.
Harvey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morningstar is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Harvey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morningstar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harvey has Morningstar pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Morningstar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morningstar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #ES#
Harvey has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Morningstar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Harvey tries to land knees in the clinch but Morningstar avoids the damage to the body.
Harvey missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harvey as Morningstar tries to tie him up. #TD2#
Morningstar lands a takedown into guard.
#ES#
Harvey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#T2##CL#
Morningstar tries to keep at a distance but Harvey has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harvey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morningstar is looking to control Harvey's arms but Harvey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morningstar has his back to the cage. #TD#
Harvey has Morningstar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harvey pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morningstar tumbling to the mat - Harvey dives into Morningstar's guard.#ES2#
Morningstar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T3#
Morningstar is looking to control Harvey's arms but Harvey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morningstar has his back to the cage. #TD2#
Morningstar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morningstar is breathing heavily.
Harvey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harvey is trying to stand.
Harvey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harvey.
Harvey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morningstar wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving. #T4##ES#
Harvey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Harvey shoots in looking for a takedown. Morningstar tries to sprawl out of it but Harvey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morningstar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morningstar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harvey defends it well.#CL2#
Morningstar moves into range and clinches up with Harvey.#TD2#
Morningstar jumps into guard, dragging Harvey to the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#ES2#
Morningstar wriggles free and stands up.
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 Jonah Harvey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Harvey throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL#
Harvey has managed to clinch.
Morningstar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Morningstar wants to get back to striking at distance but Harvey won't allow it.
Harvey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2#
Morningstar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Harvey clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey is keeping busy.
#T1#
Harvey trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Alec Morningstar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harvey can't escape the position.
Harvey manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morningstar's guard. Nice work there by Harvey.
Morningstar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morningstar is striking but Harvey is not phased and passes to half guard.
Harvey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #ES2#
Morningstar kicks Harvey off and gets back to his feet.#CL2#
Morningstar moves into the clinch.#T2#
Morningstar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harvey has Morningstar pressed against the cage.
#BC#
Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alec Morningstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morningstar!
#CUT2#
It looks like Jonah Harvey has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Morningstar closes the distance and pushes Harvey back into the cage.
Harvey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Morningstar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morningstar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morningstar controls Harvey momentarily but Harvey frees himself.
Morningstar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Harvey manages to pass to side control. #T3#
Morningstar is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Harvey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morningstar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morningstar is trying to control but Harvey manages to pass to mount!
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harvey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morningstar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harvey dominating with strikes here.
Morningstar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Harvey.
Morningstar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harvey landing strikes from the mount and Morningstar is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harvey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jonah Harvey!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 01, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Rocci gets a clinch.
Rocci looking to throw knees to the head but Morningstar is blocking nicely.
Morningstar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morningstar slows down the pace here.
Rocci lands an uppercut.
Rocci misses with a body punch.
Rocci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morningstar.
Rocci unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morningstar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rocci with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morningstar is trying to break the clinch but Rocci has him pressed against the cage.
Morningstar is trying to drag Rocci to the mat but Rocci just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rocci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocci pushes off an throws an elbow but Morningstar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rocci.
Rocci with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rocci. #T1#
Morningstar is looking to control Rocci's arms but Rocci gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morningstar has his back to the cage.
Rocci with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rocci missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Rocci on the inside.
Rocci lands a shot to the body.
Rocci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morningstars head.
Rocci stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morningstar is breathing heavily.
Rocci lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morningstar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Morningstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rocci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Rocci.
A hook to the body from Morningstar.
Rocci with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rocci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocci gets through Morningstar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rocci lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Rocci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morningstar blocks it with crossed arms.
Rocci lands an uppercut.
Morningstar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morningstar tries a knee to the head but Rocci blocks it.
Rocci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morningstar is trying to drag Rocci to the mat but Rocci just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rocci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morningstar is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rocci.
Rocci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rocci. #BC#
Morningstar manages to break the clinch.
Mike Rocci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Rocci drives through and clinches with Morningstar against the cage.
Rocci lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Rocci looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rocci lands a knee to the head.
Morningstar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rocci fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Rocci moves into the clinch.
Rocci scores with a shot to the side of Morningstar's head.
Rocci works on Morningstar's body with a couple of short punches.
Rocci landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rocci gets through Morningstar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rocci with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morningstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morningstar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rocci to keep the fight standing.
Rocci lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Rocci.
#T4#
Rocci comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocci putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morningstar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rocci using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rocci landing knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rocci.
Rocci lands a knee to the head.
Rocci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morningstar backwards.
Rocci comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rocci lands a good knee to the midsection. Morningstar won't want to take too many of those.
Morningstar prevents a body shot from Rocci.
A short right from Rocci.
Nice body punch from Rocci - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morningstar.
Morningstar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rocci just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rocci is leaning against Morningstar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rocci dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rocci lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jamie Morningstar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Rocci forces Morningstar back against the cage and clinches.
Rocci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rocci tries to throw a body punch but Morningstar avoids it by throwing Rocci back against the cage.
Rocci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rocci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rocci lands with a left to the head.
Rocci is leaning against Morningstar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rocci.
A right hook to the body lands for Rocci.
Rocci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morningstar's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morningstar avoiding damage as Rocci throws knees to the body.
Rocci lands a nice elbow.
Morningstar avoids the elbow strike from Rocci, against the cage.
Rocci lands a damaging elbow.
Morningstar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Rocci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rocci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rocci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC#
Morningstar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocci scores with a hook.
Morningstar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rocci as he avoids it easily.
Morningstar with a poor takedown #CL2#
and Rocci counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rocci.
Rocci lands a nice elbow.
Rocci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morningstar.
Rocci tries to throw a body punch but Morningstar avoids it by throwing Rocci back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rocci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocci landing knees to the body.
Rocci lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocci lands a shoulder strike.
Rocci throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Rocci missing with knees to the body.
Rocci lands a good knee to the midsection. Morningstar won't want to take too many of those.
Morningstar managing to block the knees to the body from Rocci.
Rocci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rocci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morningstar is defending well for now.
Rocci can't find room to land a body shot as Morningstar controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rocci just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morningstar's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Rocci.
A hook to the body from Rocci.
Rocci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocci tries to throw a body punch but Morningstar avoids it by throwing Rocci back against the cage.
Rocci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morningstar.
Rocci lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rocci with a knee to the head.
Rocci tries to land knees in the clinch but Morningstar avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Rocci lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morningstar or not. #BC#
Morningstar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocci misses with a head kick.
Mike Rocci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Rocci. No joy for Morningstar on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Morningstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocci just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Morningstar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rocci did well to prevent Morningstar getting side control.
Rocci keeping hold of Morningstar's head, controlling as best he can.
Rocci has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morningstar is working away from the top position though.#T4#
Rocci is trying to stand up here but Morningstar is controlling him well.
Morningstar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rocci defending well though.
Morningstar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morningstar is stalling here. Rocci is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morningstar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rocci has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SU2#
Rocci stands up.
Morningstar moves out of range as Rocci throws a body kick.
Morningstar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rocci is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocci throws a looping overhand right but Morningstar ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rocci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Rocci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morningstar avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Rocci has Morningstar up against the cage in a clinch.
Morningstar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rocci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morningstar.
Rocci misses with a knee to the head.
Rocci is working Morningstar over against the cage.
Mike Rocci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Rocci.
Rocci tries to land knees in the clinch but Morningstar avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Morningstar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rocci regains guard immediately. #ES2#
Rocci has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Morningstar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rocci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rocci unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morningstar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rocci putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morningstar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rocci lands a right hand.
Rocci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocci missing with knees to the body.
Rocci misses with a knee strike.
Rocci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morningstar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morningstar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rocci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morningstar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rocci avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morningstar blocks an elbow strike from Rocci.
Morningstar struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocci controls his hands.
#T2#
Rocci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morningstar takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rocci.
Rocci pushes Morningstar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rocci trying to land knees to the body.
Morningstar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morningstar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rocci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rocci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morningstar.
#TD#
Morningstar drags the fight down to the ground.
Morningstar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Morningstar pulls Rocci in to control the position.
Morningstar controls Rocci momentarily but Rocci frees himself.
Rocci is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morningstar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rocci circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Rocci drives through and clinches with Morningstar against the cage.
Morningstar jumps guard but Rocci stands there with Morningstar around his waist. Morningstar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Morningstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rocci.
Morningstar managing to block the knees to the body from Rocci.
Jamie Morningstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morningstar lands an elbow just above Rocci 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Rocci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rocci 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rocci!
Mike Rocci seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 31, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Morningstar tries to keep at a distance but Cummings has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morningstar has Cummings pressed against the cage, preventing Cummings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Cummings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cummings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Cummings clinches up against the cage.
Cummings is trying to force a seperation but Morningstar has the dominant position.
Cummings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morningstar has him pressed against the cage.
Cummings takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cummings prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morningstar. #CUT2#
It looks like Aaron Cummings has been cut.
Morningstar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cummings is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cummings prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aaron Cummings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Morningstar.#BC2#
Morningstar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Morningstar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Cummings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morningstar throws a head kick that half lands.
BOOM! Morningstar lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cummings. Cummings tries to recover but Morningstar is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cummings lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Morningstar!
Damien Morningstar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Dillard with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Morningstar to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Monroe Dillard has been cut.#TD2#
Morningstar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dillard on his heels. He'll look to pass Dillard's guard now, I'm sure.
Morningstar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morningstar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dillard looking to control.
Dillard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morningstar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dillard's guard.
Morningstar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morningstar content to stall in guard here.
Dillard is trying to hold Morningstar in close to prevent damage but Morningstar has managed to pass into half guard.
#T1#
Dillard is trying to maintain the position but Morningstar is very close to passing his half guard.
Dillard is not content to let Morningstar control the position.
Morningstar slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dillard closes the distance and clinches up with Morningstar, looking for a takedown. Dillard pushes Morningstar against the cage but Morningstar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#KD2#
Morningstar lands a big head kick that sends Dillard tumbling to the mat! Morningstar takes a step backwards and waves Dillard back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Dillard is rocked!
Alec Morningstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Morningstar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dillard, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Dillard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morningstar stalling.
#TD2#
Morningstar jumps into guard, dragging Dillard to the mat.
#ES2#
Morningstar pushes Dillard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #TD2#
Morningstar closes the distance looking for a takedown. Morningstar picks Dillard up and slams him brutally to the floor. Dillard is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Alec Morningstar!
A very excited looking Alec Morningstar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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