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Event:
EPGH 3: Rogba vs Wonder
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1# Norwood scores with a jab to the body. Neitzel misses with a wild combination.
Norwood works the jab nicely.#CUT2# It looks like Freidrich Neitzel has been cut.#KD2# Norwood drops his shoulder and cracks Neitzel with a huge uppercut! Neitzel goes down! Can Norwood finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Norwood not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Neitzel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Norwood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Norwood wants to pass the guard but Neitzel is keeping the position. Norwood showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1##SUB# Neitzel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neitzel is adopting a defensive guard. Neitzel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Neitzel dives in and grabs Norwood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norwood pushes down on Neitzel's head and hops out. Norwood jabs Neitzel to the body, keeping him at a distance. Neitzel is breathing heavily. Neitzel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Norwood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. BOOM! Norwood lands a beautiful left hook that drops Neitzel. Neitzel tries to recover but Norwood is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Neitzel lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Norwood! A less than humble Jim Norwood misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. The defeated Freidrich Neitzel had this to say: 'This was a good learning experience for me. I will come back a better and stronger fighter.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 31, 2017 |
#R1# Horrible takedown attempt by Neitzel or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan, which made it look bad. Neitzel tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Neitzel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Neitzel misses. #TD# Morgan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Neitzel on his heels. He'll look to pass Neitzel's guard now, I'm sure. Morgan won't allow Neitzel to get back to his feet. Morgan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Morgan lands a couple of elbows. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morgan stays in close to Neitzel's body and controls the position. #SUB# Morgan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Neitzel looking for a sweep. Not yet Neitzel, not yet. #T1##SUB2# Neitzel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neitzel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morgan has passed 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. #T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB# Morgan tries for a kimura but Neitzel is defending well. Morgan lands a few punches from side control. Morgan controls the position.#SUB# Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3# Morgan controls the position. Morgan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Neitzel for as long as he can get away with. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Neitzel on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Morgan lands an elbow. Neitzel is looking for a sweep. Neitzel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Morgan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T4# Morgan working the head with strikes. Neitzel is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Morgan is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Neitzel wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away. Morgan controlling from mount. Neitzel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Morgan working away from the top, dropping strikes. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Neitzel is trying desperately to improve position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denver Morgan dominated that round. That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2##TD# Morgan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Neitzel did well to prevent Morgan getting side control. Neitzel trying to get back to full guard but Morgan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neitzel can do to turn this around? Neitzel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Neitzel wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away. Morgan controlling his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neitzel tries to hold on but Morgan postures up. Morgan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T1# Neitzel wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away. Morgan controlling from mount. #SUB# Morgan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Neitzel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Neitzel and Morgan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Morgan scoring with punches from side control. #T2# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Morgan taking a breather here. Morgan scoring with punches and elbows. 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. Neitzel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Neitzel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3# Neitzel seems a little lost for a moment, as Morgan dominates the positioning. Morgan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Neitzel to see if he's OK. Neitzel is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Neitzel tries to control but Morgan manages to take his back.#SUB# Neitzel showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB# Neitzel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#T4# Neitzel wants to get back to his feet. Morgan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Morgan'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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denver Morgan dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Neitzel scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2# It looks like Denver Morgan has been cut. Neitzel cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC2# Morgan is rocked! Neitzel throws a head kick that misses. Neitzel misses with a few strikes there.
Neitzel misses with a wild combination.
Neitzel lands a jab-cross combination. Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Neitzel connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Morgan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Neitzel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freidrich Neitzel! After winning the bout, Freidrich Neitzel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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