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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Burton works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Johnny Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton tries to clinch up#TD#
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burton won't be happy with that. #ES2#
Burton throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#CL2#
Burton gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Burton breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Burton instigates a clinch.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burton prevents it.
#TD2#
Burton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Burton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1##SUB#
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Burton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burton won't allow Morgan to sweep him here. #SUB#
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Burton isn't so interested in that idea.
Burton's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morgan is trying to keep Burton in close.
#SU2#
Burton stands and steps away. Morgan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Morgan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Burton to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES#
Morgan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Burton as the two fighters clinch.
#TD2#
Burton jumps guard and drags Morgan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Burton is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
#T3#
Burton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Burton looks winded!#SU#
Morgan stands up and waves to Burton to follow him. #TD2#
Burton dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Burton wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving. #SUB2#
Burton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #ES#
Morgan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T4#
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#TD2#
Burton pulls guard successfully.
#SU#
Morgan stands up and waves to Burton to follow him. #CL#
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Burton.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD2#
Burton has picked Morgan up - he's going for a ride! Burton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Burton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Morgan moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Burton lands a takedown into guard.
#ES#
Morgan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #BC#
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Burton drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES#
Morgan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Burton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Burton is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burton is defending well.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Burton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#TD2#
Burton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morgan is trying to defend but Burton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Morgan has one foot on Burton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T1##TD#
Morgan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burton wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is dominant here and he's now got Burton's back!
Morgan avoiding Burton 's attempts to control his hands.
Burton tries to escape but Morgan has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T2#
Morgan has Burton flattened out and is raining down punches. #SUB#
Morgan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Burton has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Burton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Morgan has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Burton has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morgan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Morgan is punishing Burton with strikes - can he finish him?!
You can see the frustration on Burton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morgan is punishing Burton with some ground and pound.
Morgan is landing with strikes. Burton can't take much more of this.#T4#
Morgan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Burton doesn't escape.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Morgan has the hooks in. Burton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Morgan controlling from the back.
Morgan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Morgan is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Burton. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Morgan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Burton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Burton tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.#TD2#
Burton drags the fight down to the ground.
#ES2#
Burton pushes Morgan off and gets back to his feet.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Burton. #ES#
Morgan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Burton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##TD2#
Burton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burton is controlling him. #SUB#
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Burton defends easily.
#SU2#
Burton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Burton closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Morgan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morgan. #T2#
Morgan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burton's head.
Morgan prevents Burton from getting back to his feet.
Burton controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3#
Morgan is in close to Burton's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SU#
Morgan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burton, up you get!
Nice sprawl there from Burton as Morgan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Morgan forces Burton back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Burton tightens his grip and picks Morgan up, before dumping him to the ground. Morgan manages to land in guard. #ES#
Morgan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #TD#
Morgan manages to pull guard.
Burton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burton trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Lyle Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Burton wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Burton is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burton's guard. #REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU#
Morgan stands up and waves to Burton to follow him. #CL#
Morgan rushes Burton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Morgan manages to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Morgan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 27, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Berzins drives through with a takedown into Morgan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES#
Morgan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD2#
Berzins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morgan is on top in guard.
#REVR#
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!
Berzins wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Berzins looking to control.
Berzins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Berzins's guard.
Berzins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Berzins wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Berzins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan. #SU#
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Berzins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berzins won't be happy with that. #ES2#
Berzins sneaks out the side door and pushes Morgan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#CL#
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berzins lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berzins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berzins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berzins avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Berzins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Berzins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Berzins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Berzins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Morgan is pressing down on Berzins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Berzins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berzins has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berzins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Berzins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berzins stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Morgan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Berzins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard but Berzins has passed into side control.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Berzins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morgan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Berzins presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Berzins with the ground and pound from mount. #T4#
Morgan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Berzins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Berzins wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Berzins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Berzins controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Berzins has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Berzins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Berzins misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan attempts a counter takedown but Berzins avoids it well and moves away.
Berzins misses with a looping right.
Morgan dives in for a single leg takedown but Berzins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Berzins keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Berzins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morgan's guard.#SU2#
Berzins stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Berzins.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Berzins after a bit of a struggle.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Berzins won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Berzins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Berzins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Berzins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Berzins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morgan tries to buck Berzins off but Berzins is having none of it.
Berzins staying calm.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T2#
Morgan wants to sweep but Berzins has passed to side control!
Berzins lands a few punches from side control.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Morgan manages to get back to half guard.
Morgan gets back to full guard.
Berzins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Berzins passes into half guard.
Berzins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Morgan is not content to let Berzins control the position.
Well, if Berzins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Berzins trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Berzins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morgan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morgan.
Berzins lands a couple of digs.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berzins wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Berzins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is trying to keep Berzins in close.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berzins is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berzins's guard. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Berzins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berzins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#TD2#
Berzins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Berzins gets to mount! Morgan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Morgan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to hold on but Berzins pushes him away.
Morgan is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berzins looking to control and managing it successfully. #T1#
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Berzins isn't that keen on the idea.
Berzins trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Berzins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Morgan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morgan tries to hold on but Berzins postures up.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Berzins maintains control.
Berzins tries to control but Morgan wriggling away. #SUB2#
Berzins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Morgan tries to buck Berzins off but Berzins takes his back! #T2#
Morgan tries to roll but Berzins sticks to his back.
#SUB2#
Berzins is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Morgan is defending well though. Berzins let's go of the attempt for now.
Morgan wants to escape the position.
Morgan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Janis Berzins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berzins looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB2#
Morgan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#T3#
Berzins is hanging on to Morgan's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB2#
Berzins has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Berzins wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy.
Berzins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morgan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Berzins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Morgan. #SUB2#
Berzins is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB2#
Berzins is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Morgan is defending well though. Berzins let's go of the attempt for now.
Morgan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T4#
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
Morgan is trapped and Berzins is scoring with shots to the head and body. #SUB2#
Berzins looking for the choke from the back.
Morgan trying to control the hands but Berzins breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berzins tries to keep control of the position but Morgan is staying busy.
Morgan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Morgan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB2#
Morgan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Berzins gets his way!
Lyle Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Janis Berzins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morgan tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janis Berzins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berzins 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janis Berzins!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Morozov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morozov showed some decent athleticism there.
Morgan won't allow Morozov to pass to mount.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Morozov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
Morozov is taking a breather. Morgan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Morozov seems to be looking for submissions.
Morozov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morgan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morozov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov is keen to just control but Morgan is a slippery customer.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Morozov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morozov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morozov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morozov controls the pace.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morozov is controlling him.
Morozov lands a couple of elbows.#ROC2#
Morgan is rocked!
Morozov content to stall in guard here.
Oh Morgan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morozov loads up on a big left hand. Morgan felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Morozov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Morgan can't hide his disappointment, as Morozov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Morozov!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#CL#
Morgan clinches up with Hodge and pushes him back against the cage.
Hodge looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Morgan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hodge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morgan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morgan throwing shots but Hodge is blocking nicely.
Hodge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan winds up and cracks Hodge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hodge trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Morgan manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan landing strikes from the mount.
Morgan dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hodge tries to hold on but Morgan postures up.#T1#
Hodge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan punching from mount but Hodge doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hodge is looking to get to half guard.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan controlling his opponent.
Morgan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morgan landing punches. #T2#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morgan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morgan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hodge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morgan lands a heavy elbow. #SUB#
Morgan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB#
Morgan has control of Hodge's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hodge regains control of the situation pretty easily.
BOOM! Morgan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T3#
Morgan landing strikes from the mount and Hodge is in trouble!
Morgan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morgan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morgan landing shots from mount.
Morgan controlling from mount. #T4#
Hodge in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morgan dominating with strikes here.
Morgan lands a heavy elbow.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Morgan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hodge on his heels. He'll look to pass Hodge's guard now, I'm sure.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses. #SU#
Morgan stands up and waves to Hodge to follow him.
Hodge keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodge circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Hodge counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morgan! #ES#
Morgan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hodge is breathing heavily.#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Morgan has Hodge pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morgan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hodge tumbling to the mat - Morgan dives into Hodge's guard.
Morgan is standing up over Hodge. Hodge looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.
#T2##REVB#
Hodge defending against the ground and pound.
Morgan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hodge wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is dominant here and he's now got Hodge's back!
Morgan throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hodge could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan biding his time, controlling Hodge.
Morgan looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Morgan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #T3#
Hodge is trying to get back to his feet but Morgan has full control of the position and if anything, Hodge has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
Morgan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hodge knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hodge for a finish.
Morgan missing with punches from the back.
Morgan punishes Hodge with strikes from the back mount.
Can Hodge hold on?! Morgan is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hodge covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
#T4#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Morgan controlling the positon.
Lyle Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Morgan is working for a rear naked choke. Hodge is not defending it well and Morgan has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Hodge refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Hodge's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyle Morgan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 08, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kinte dives into side control.
#REVR#
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Kinte just content to control the position.
Morgan wants to control but Kinte postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Kinte politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kinte prefers to stall for the moment though.
Morgan tries to buck Kinte off but Kinte is having none of it.
Morgan looking for a sweep but Kinte has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Morgan is desperately trying to improve his position but Kinte has a good base and remains in mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kinte has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Morgan is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kunta Kinte!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Boss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boss doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
#CL2#
Boss drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
#BC2#
Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Boss gets a takedown into half guard.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Boss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boss trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away. #T1#
Boss performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boss prevents Morgan from improving his position.#SUB2#
Boss is working for a kimura but Morgan is defending it quite comfortably.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan trying to get back to full guard but Boss takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Boss wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely. #T2#
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Boss jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morgan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Boss throwing shots but missing, from side control. #SU2#
Boss has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Boss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Boss gets a double leg takedown into Morgan's guard.
Boss is standing up over Morgan. Morgan looks to escape but Boss dives into side control.
#T3#
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face as Boss controls the position.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.#SU2#
Boss decides to stand back up. #CL2#
Morgan gets tackled into the cage by Boss. Boss maintains the clinch.
Boss has Morgan pressed against the cage.
#BC#
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Boss drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Morgan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#T4#
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boss looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Boss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD2#
Boss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
Morgan tries to control but Boss manages to take his back.
Morgan is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Boss 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##TD2#
Boss gets a double leg takedown into Morgan's guard.#ES#
Morgan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Boss has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan jumps guard but Boss stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boss is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan has Boss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T1##TD2#
Boss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Boss keeps moving.
Boss trying to control the position here.
Boss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Morgan is looking to control Boss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?#T2#
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan won't allow Boss to pass to mount.
Boss with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boss moves nicely into side control.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Boss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SU2#
Boss stands up and beckons Morgan to his feet. #T3##TD2#
Boss drives through with a takedown into Morgan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SU2#
Boss gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Boss lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Boss moves into the clinch successfully.
#T4##TD2#
Boss pulls guard effortlessly.
Boss is looking to sweep but instead, Morgan has passed into half guard.
Boss is trying to get back to full guard.
Boss is trying to maintain the position but Morgan is very close to passing his half guard.
Morgan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boss controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Boss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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##CL2#
Boss closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Boss pulls guard successfully.
#SUB2#
Boss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Morgan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boss is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boss has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Morgan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Boss stacks Morgan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Boss!#T1#
Morgan parries the strikes from Boss easily there. Boss is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morgan to escape.
Boss content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
Boss gets to mount! Morgan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan tries to hold on but Boss pushes him away.
Morgan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#T2#
Boss throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boss throws some wild stikes that Morgan manages to avoid easily.
Morgan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Boss is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boss tries to keep control of the position but Morgan is staying busy.
Morgan wants to control his opponent's hands but Boss gets his hands free.
Morgan wants to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Boss working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Boss just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
#T3#
Boss missing with strikes.
Morgan wants to escape the position.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Boss patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Boss throwing sloppy strikes. #SUB2#
Morgan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Boss.
Boss doesn't have the hooks in and Morgan manages to turn into his guard.
Boss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him.
Boss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Boss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boss throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boss seems keen to control Morgan's posture.
Boss wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lyle Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Boss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Boss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boss 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Boss!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Little shoots in and gets a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan 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#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little is trying is best to control the position here.
Little is trying to maintain the position but Morgan is very close to passing his half guard.
Little taking some punishment here, with Morgan in his half guard.
Little is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Little is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan drops an elbow to the side of Little's head. #T1#
Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Little trying to control but Morgan postures up.
#SU#
Morgan escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL#
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Little manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD#
Morgan pulls Little into guard.
Little must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Little trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Little's guard. #REVR#
Morgan wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Little wants to control the position but Morgan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Morgan is thwarting Little's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Little looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Little looks winded!
Little has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Morgan working over Little with some ground and pound. Little looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working. #SU#
Morgan decides to stand and escape the position. #TD2#
Little fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morgan to the ground. Little is now in Morgan's guard.#ES#
Morgan has his feet on Little's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL2#
Little clinches up against the cage.#T4#
Morgan is looking for a takedown.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Little breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Little looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Morgan working for a triangle but Little defends it easily.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Morgan 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##TD2#
Little shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morgan is trying to keep Little in close.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Little wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Little doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Little manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lyle Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morgan is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Little wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan postures up in Little's guard and throws a big left but Little blocks it.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Little wants to sweep but no luck.
Little really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Little is breathing heavily.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morgan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Little is looking to sweep but instead, Morgan has passed into half guard.
#SU#
Morgan decides to stand up. #TD2#
Little shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Morgan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Little keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T3#
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Little is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Little gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Little will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morgan up against the cage.
Little is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Little down to the mat. Little avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Morgan has managed to clinch.
Little prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Little feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Little changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES#
Morgan has his feet on Little's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
#TD#
Morgan has Little pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morgan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Little tumbling to the mat - Morgan dives into Little's guard.#ES2#
Little kicks Morgan off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Morgan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Little closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morgan did well to prevent Little getting side control.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Little has control of the leg.
Little is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Little slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Little is one step ahead there.
Morgan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Little will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Little managing to control the position. #SUB2#
Little looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Morgan has picked Little up and slammed him! Little can't keep hold of the triangle and Morgan manages to pass to side control!#SU#
Morgan decides to stand back up.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan throws a big counter combination but Little scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morgan tries to clinch but Little is having none of it. #TD2#
Little scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.#ES#
Morgan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#T2#
Morgan blocks a head kick by Little.
#CL#
Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Little manages to break the clinch.
Little scores with a three punch combo!
Lyle Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Morgan rushes Little and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan looking for a takedown. #T3##BC2#
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Little shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Little was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES#
Morgan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Little closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morgan did well to prevent Little getting side control.#ES#
Morgan pushes Little off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Little.
#TD2#
Little scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES#
Morgan kicks Little off and gets back to his feet.#T4##CL2#
Little pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Little.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Little forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Morgan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Little sprawls and moves away.#CL#
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Morgan!
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