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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 26, 2017 |
#R1#
No luck for Zelloki with that takedown attempt.
Morrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Zelloki. Zelloki gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morrow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Zelloki has closed the distance and engaged Morrow in a clinch.
#T1#
Zelloki is working for takedown but Morrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Herman Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Zelloki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morrow fails to pull guard.
Zelloki avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Zelloki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Zelloki moves into the clinch.
Zelloki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrow walks away with a smile on his face. Zelloki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Zelloki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Morrow's guard.
Morrow pulls Zelloki in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
Zelloki wants to stand but Morrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SU2#
Zelloki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morrow, up you get!
Morrow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zelloki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrow on the side of the head.#CL2#
Zelloki has Morrow up against the cage in a clinch.
#T3#
Morrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
Zelloki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zelloki scores with a shot to the body.
Zelloki throws a series of punches but Morrow moves out of range. #CL2#
Zelloki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zelloki misses with some punches.
#TD2#
Zelloki works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Morrow is looking to stand back up but Zelloki counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Morrow. #T4##REVR#
Morrow is doing well to control the position and prevent Zelloki from advancing to side control.
Zelloki tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Morrow trying to control from the bottom.
Zelloki tries to stand and escape but Morrow is controlling the position. #SU2#
Zelloki stands up and beckons Morrow to join him on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zelloki shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Morrow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Zelloki dominated that round.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Zelloki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zelloki scores with a body shot.
#CL#
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Zelloki prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD#
Morrow lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow preventing the sweep.
Morrow controlling from the top position.
Zelloki looking to control.
Kira Zelloki has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Morrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrow postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zelloki up against the cage.
Morrow is trying to pull guard but Zelloki has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow prevents the takedown attempt.
Zelloki can't break the clinch.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T3#
Morrow misses with a knee to the head.
Zelloki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrow walks away with a smile on his face. Zelloki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Herman Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Zelloki.
Nice takedown defense from Morrow. No joy for Zelloki on that attempt.
Zelloki shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zelloki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelloki.
Zelloki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow feinted with a counter takedown.#CL2#
Zelloki clinches up with Morrow and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Zelloki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrow's elbow.
Zelloki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zelloki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zelloki is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Zelloki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zelloki is trying to pull guard but Morrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morrow misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zelloki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zelloki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morrow is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Morrow dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zelloki is looking to stand back up but Morrow counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zelloki. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelloki is trying to stand.
Morrow is nestled in close to Zelloki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrow winds up and cracks Zelloki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zelloki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrow is working away from the top position though.
Morrow seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Morrow is looking for a kimura but Zelloki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrow to get the leverage.
Morrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T1#
Morrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zelloki is looking to improve his 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.
Morrow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zelloki wants to get back to his feet.
Morrow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zelloki missing with a left hand there. Morrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelloki counters with a two punch combo. #T3##CL2#
Zelloki clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Morrow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Morrow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zelloki is trying to escape the position but Morrow is controlling the position.
Zelloki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Zelloki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zelloki is looking to regain half guard here but Morrow keeps moving and retains side control.
Zelloki is trying to control Morrow's posture but Morrow avoids it. #T4#
Morrow just content to control the position.
Morrow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB#
Morrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zelloki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Morrow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zelloki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morrow 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Morrow!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Salo connects with a solid leg kick.
Morrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salo shoots in for a takedown but Morrow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrow avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Salo misses #TD#
and Morrow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Salo won't be happy with that. #ES2#
Salo sneaks out the side door and pushes Morrow away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Morrow tries to clinch but Salo is having none of it. #T1##CL2#
Salo rushes Morrow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Salo breaks the clinch.
Salo closes the distance and clinches up with Morrow, looking for a takedown. Salo pushes Morrow against the cage but Morrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Herman Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aki Salo.
No luck for Salo with that takedown attempt.
Morrow drops down looking for a counter takedown but Salo sprawls and moves away.
Salo scores with a push kick.#T2##TD#
Morrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Salo wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Morrow seems content to control.
Salo is pressing down on Morrow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Salo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrow 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.#T3#
Morrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrow tries to avoid it but Salo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrow to the ground. Morrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T4#
Salo fails to land with a series of punches.
Salo misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Morrow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salo.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Salo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salo unleashes a big counter combination but Morrow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Salo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Morrow moves in looking to clinch but Salo pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Salo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Salo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrow avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Morrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morrow showed some decent athleticism there. #T1#
Salo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrow.
Morrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morrow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salo controlling the position for now.
Morrow trying to control the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD#
and Morrow counters with a takedown into side control.
Morrow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Salo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T3#
Morrow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salo for as long as he can get away with.
Salo is pushing Morrow's head away, looking to escape. Morrow manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Morrow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morrow taking a breather here.
Salo parries the strikes from Morrow easily there. Morrow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Salo to escape.
#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.
Morrow controls the position from side control.
Salo is looking to regain half guard here but Morrow keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrow is looking to take a break and control but Salo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrow just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Morrow dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Morrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Salo circles away.
Salo throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.
Morrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Salo swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morrow tries to counter with a takedown but Salo is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salo misses with a head kick.
#T1##CL#
Morrow rushes Salo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrow walks away with a smile on his face. Salo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Herman Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aki Salo.
Salo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salo.
Morrow moves in looking to clinch but Salo pushes him off.#TD#
Salo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morrow lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Morrow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrow is in close to Salo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salo being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Further stalling from Morrow.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salo lands a high kick!
#CL2#
Salo clinches.
Salo jumps guard but Morrow stands there with Salo around his waist. Salo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Salo crunches a lovely knee into Morrow's ribcage.#T4##TD2#
Salo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Salo controls Morrow momentarily but Morrow frees himself.
Morrow working some strikes from top position.
Morrow throwing strikes but missing.
Salo being controlled here, momentarily.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Salo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aki Salo!
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