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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Watkins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Valhalla kicks off Watkins and gets to his feet. #CL2#
Watkins gets tackled into the cage by Valhalla. Valhalla maintains the clinch.
Watkins is trying to break the clinch but Valhalla is controlling him.
Watkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD2#
Valhalla pulls guard.
Valhalla wants to sweep here but Watkins controlling him for the moment.
Valhalla doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Watkins is looking to stand up but Valhalla won't let him. #SUB2#
Valhalla has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Watkins is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Valhalla.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Watkins tries to stand but Valhalla is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Watkins swings around for an armbar but Valhalla sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Watkins's guard.
Watkins keeping moving, preventing Valhalla from controlling successfully.
Watkins trying to control the position.
Valhalla lands a couple of digs.
Valhalla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valhalla is looking to work some ground and pound but Watkins has wrist control.
Valhalla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Watkins's head.
Watkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Watkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valhalla distracts Watkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ROC2#
Watkins is rocked!
Valhalla gets to his feet and stands over Watkins, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Watkins felt that one! Valhalla unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Watkins from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mishima Valhalla!
Mishima Valhalla gave a mention to Laundry @ 85! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Morgan scores with a takedown into Valhalla's guard.#ES#
Valhalla scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD2#
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Valhalla is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan stands and throws Valhalla's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Morgan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morgan controlling the position. #SUB2#
Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valhalla, who protects the arm well. #T1#
Valhalla can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Valhalla tries to improve position but can't.
Morgan working away.#SUB2#
Morgan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Valhalla has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Morgan but great work by Valhalla.
Valhalla is putting a hurting on Morgan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morgan looks winded!
Valhalla scoring with punches and elbows. #T2#
Morgan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Valhalla keeps moving and retains side control.
Valhalla trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
Valhalla connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morgan some visible discomfort.
Valhalla scores with punches from side control.
Valhalla taking a breather here.
Valhalla scoring with punches and elbows.
Morgan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valhalla scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Valhalla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working. #T3#
Morgan is being controlled here.
Valhalla working away.
Valhalla landing strikes.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morgan wants to control but Valhalla postures up.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to bench press Valhalla off him but Valhalla keeps the position.
Valhalla cracks Morgan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
Valhalla lands a few punches from side control.
Morgan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Valhalla connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morgan some visible discomfort.
Valhalla in side control lands a decent elbow. #T4#
Valhalla lands a decent elbow from side control.
Valhalla landing strikes.
Valhalla lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valhalla lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Valhalla landing a few strikes.
Valhalla is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valhalla working the ground and pound.
Valhalla connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morgan some visible discomfort.
Valhalla is chipping away with strikes.
Valhalla in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Valhalla scoring with punches and elbows.
Valhalla lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mishima Valhalla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Valhalla was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morgan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Valhalla manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Valhalla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Valhalla throwing strikes but missing.
Valhalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valhalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valhalla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Mishima Valhalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valhalla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valhalla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valhalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Valhalla works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Valhalla makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valhalla distracts Morgan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valhalla throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valhalla gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Valhalla is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valhalla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Valhalla stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T2#
Morgan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Valhalla cracks Morgan with a big elbow.
Valhalla working the head with strikes.
Valhalla lands a nice forearm strike.
Valhalla lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morgan is trying to control Valhalla's posture but Valhalla avoids it.
Morgan taking a bit of punishment here - Valhalla scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valhalla lands a few punches from side control.
Valhalla creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morgan tries to buck Valhalla off but Valhalla is having none of it.
Valhalla lands a few punches from side control.
Valhalla is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valhalla working the ground and pound from side control.#T3#
Valhalla looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Valhalla smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Valhalla working the head with strikes.
Valhalla is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Valhalla in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Valhalla keeps moving and retains side control.
Morgan keeps trying to improve his position.
Valhalla wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy. #T4#
Valhalla is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morgan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Valhalla is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valhalla cracks Morgan with a big elbow.
Valhalla looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Valhalla smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Valhalla works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Morgan tries to improve position but can't.
Valhalla working the head with strikes.
Valhalla scoring with punches and elbows.
Valhalla trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Valhalla's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mishima Valhalla 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##TD#
Valhalla drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valhalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valhalla.
Valhalla works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan is trying to keep Valhalla in close.
Valhalla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valhalla postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow. #SUB2#
Morgan working for a triangle but Valhalla defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Valhalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Valhalla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Valhalla landing some decent shots from guard.
Valhalla is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valhalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Valhalla wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Valhalla connects with a couple of short punches.
Valhalla preventing the sweep.
Morgan is trying to keep Valhalla in close.
Valhalla is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valhalla postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valhalla is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Valhalla scoring with some ground and pound.
Valhalla trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valhalla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valhalla scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valhalla scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valhalla working some strikes from top position.
Valhalla pushes down on Morgan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Valhalla is controlling well.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
Valhalla controlling the action here.
Valhalla is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Valhalla 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 for a sweep. Valhalla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valhalla drops an elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Valhalla lands strikes from half guard.
Valhalla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valhalla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valhalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valhalla slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Valhalla trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valhalla working over Morgan with some ground and pound. Morgan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valhalla is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valhalla sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Xavier Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mishima Valhalla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mishima Valhalla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valhalla has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mishima Valhalla!
Mishima Valhalla really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Annihilation Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
KFC: End of March
Date: Mar 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Valhalla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bollinger.#CL#
Bollinger clinches up with Valhalla and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Bollinger has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valhalla is trying to keep an underhook but Bollinger manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Valhalla has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bollinger is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valhalla 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.
Valhalla missing with punches from the bottom.
#T1#
Valhalla tries to roll over but Bollinger keeps him under control.
Valhalla gets full guard.
Bollinger postures up.
Valhalla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bollinger.
Valhalla wants to sweep but no luck.
Bollinger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Valhalla looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bollinger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Valhalla tries to roll over but Bollinger keeps him under control.
Valhalla is trying to maintain the position but Bollinger is very close to passing his half guard.#T2#
Valhalla wants to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Bollinger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valhalla's guard.#ES2#
Valhalla has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bollinger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #TD#
Bollinger fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Valhalla to the ground. Bollinger is now in Valhalla's guard.#ES2#
Valhalla manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Bollinger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Valhalla clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Valhalla is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Bollinger off. It looks like it's working - Bollinger slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Valhalla displaying calm under pressure there. #T3##TD2#
Valhalla scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Valhalla lands strikes from half guard.
Bollinger wants to control but Valhalla is keeping busy.
Bollinger wants to improve his position but Valhalla is controlling well.
Valhalla slips a nice elbow through Bollinger's hands, connecting with Bollinger's forehead.
Valhalla sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Valhalla working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T4#
Valhalla is nestled in close to Bollinger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Valhalla working Bollinger over with strikes.
Bollinger is breathing heavily.
Bollinger is trying to maintain the position but Valhalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Valhalla working over Bollinger with some ground and pound. Bollinger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valhalla scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Valhalla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bollinger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valhalla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Valhalla scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mishima Valhalla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Valhalla scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
Bollinger throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD#
Bollinger drives through with a takedown into Valhalla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bollinger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valhalla on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Bollinger is posturing up here but Valhalla has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bollinger tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bollinger has to tap! Slick submission there by Valhalla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mishima Valhalla!
Mishima Valhalla managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Annihilation Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
KFC: Welcome 330k!!
Date: Mar 17, 2018 |
#R1#
OConnor lands the left hand.#CL#
OConnor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valhalla, pushing him back against the cage.
OConnor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as OConnor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
OConnor effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from OConnor fails to land.
Valhalla has OConnor pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from OConnor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valhalla wants to stall.
Valhalla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Valhalla takes a knee to the side of the body. #T1##BC#
OConnor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OConnor misses with a series of wild punches.
Valhalla wants to counter with a clinch but OConnor pushes him away.
Valhalla moves out of range as OConnor strikes.#CL#
OConnor gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
OConnor breaks from the clinch.
Valhalla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OConnor.#CL#
OConnor has managed to clinch.
OConnor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valhalla backwards.
OConnor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valhalla.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from OConnor.#T2##BC2#
Valhalla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valhalla looks for a takedown but OConnor sprawls well.
Sean OConnor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mishima Valhalla.
OConnor looks to throw the jab but Valhalla is out of range.
Valhalla steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from OConnor.
OConnor scores with a hook.
Valhalla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valhalla avoids the body shot from OConnor.
OConnor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valhalla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valhalla is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Valhalla takes the fight into the clinch. #T3##TD2#
Valhalla jumps into guard, dragging OConnor to the mat.
Valhalla keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.
OConnor is breathing heavily.
OConnor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
OConnor is stalling in the full guard.
Valhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valhalla keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OConnor with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Valhalla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valhalla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
OConnor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Valhalla was covering up waiting for the punch and OConnor finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Valhalla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OConnor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean OConnor 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##TD#
OConnor shoots in and gets a takedown into Valhalla's guard.
OConnor landing with the ground and pound.
OConnor trying to control but Valhalla is working from the bottom.
Valhalla wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells OConnor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valhalla looking to hit a scissor sweep but OConnor is one step ahead there. #T1##SUB2#
Valhalla working for a triangle but OConnor defends it easily.
Valhalla is breathing heavily.
OConnor is pushing down on Valhalla's leg trying to pass to half guard. Valhalla is fighting to maintain full guard but OConnor has managed to sneak the leg through.
OConnor is controlling the pace.
Valhalla is refusing to be controlled, as OConnor sits in half guard. #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.
OConnor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
OConnor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB#
Valhalla is defending against the submission attempts here by OConnor.
OConnor slips a nice elbow through Valhalla's hands, connecting with Valhalla's forehead.#T3#
OConnor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valhalla is trying to get back to full guard.
OConnor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valhalla can do to turn this around?
OConnor is thwarting Valhalla's attempts to control the position.
Valhalla manages to get to full guard.
OConnor looking to sit in guard and control but Valhalla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Valhalla stands up over OConnor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valhalla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OConnor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OConnor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valhalla controls the pace.
Valhalla is in close to OConnor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OConnor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valhalla is in close to OConnor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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 Sean OConnor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL#
OConnor clinches.
OConnor tries to throw a body punch but Valhalla avoids it by throwing OConnor back against the cage. #TD#
OConnor has Valhalla pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. OConnor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Valhalla tumbling to the mat - OConnor dives into Valhalla's guard.
Valhalla is trying to control the position but OConnor postures up.
Valhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OConnor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
OConnor trying to control but Valhalla is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OConnor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
OConnor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valhalla's head.
OConnor wants to control from the top but Valhalla keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valhalla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
OConnor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valhalla manages to avoid it.
Valhalla wants to counter the offense by OConnor and move into the clinch position.
Sean OConnor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valhalla tries to move into range but OConnor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
OConnor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valhalla throws a series of strikes that have OConnor backpedaling.
Sean OConnor is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Valhalla moves into the clinch.#T2#
OConnor wants to get back to striking at distance but Valhalla won't allow it.
OConnor lands a hook that snaps the head of Valhalla backwards.
Valhalla stalling in the clinch.
Valhalla goes for a takedown attempt but OConnor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valhalla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has OConnor pinned against the cage. OConnor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD#
OConnor gets a takedown into half guard.#T3#
OConnor winds up and cracks Valhalla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
OConnor is trying to control the action in half guard but Valhalla is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valhalla moves into full guard.
OConnor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valhalla is keeping the position for now.
Valhalla keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
OConnor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
OConnor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Valhalla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OConnor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
OConnor throws a strike but Valhalla rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Sean OConnor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
My spies in Arvins Bootcamp inform me that Valhalla has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OConnor is controlling Valhalla's posture.
Mishima Valhalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OConnor wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean OConnor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OConnor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean OConnor!
After winning the bout, Sean OConnor 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Morrison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valhalla, pushing him back against the cage.
Morrison taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#TD#
Morrison gets control of Valhalla's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morrison will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Valhalla's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morrison could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valhalla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valhalla postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Valhalla lands a couple of digs.
Morrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valhalla.
Morrison is trying to keep Valhalla in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valhalla is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.#SUB#
Morrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valhalla defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valhalla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Valhalla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Valhalla is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valhalla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valhalla throwing strikes but missing.
Valhalla wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Valhalla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2#
Valhalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Morrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valhalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Valhalla trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Valhalla is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valhalla postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Morrison working a defensive guard here.
Valhalla is in close to Morrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valhalla scoring with some ground and pound. #ROC2#
Morrison is rocked!
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Valhalla from controlling successfully.
Oh Morrison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Valhalla chips away with some ground and pound.
Valhalla landing with the ground and pound.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Valhalla connects with a couple of short punches.
Valhalla loads up on a big left hand. Morrison felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Valhalla looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Morrison can't hide his disappointment, as Valhalla celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mishima Valhalla!
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