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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Morte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pedro Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa takes one on the button.
Morte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morte 's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morte 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morte cracks Costa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morte missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morte moves away from the strike by Costa .
Morte wants to counter the offense by Costa and move into the clinch position.
Costa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Morte shows good takedown defense.
Morte throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Costa counters with a single leg into guard. Morte didn't expect that.
Costa works over Morte with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa 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.
Morte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Costa stops Morte from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Costa connects with a couple of short punches.
Costa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Costa postures up.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morte is retaining full guard.
Costa throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Costa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Costa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Costa landing with the ground and pound.
Costa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morte 's head.#T2#
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morte is looking to stand up but Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
Costa wants to control from the top but Morte keeps moving.
Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morte has momentary wrist control but Costa slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Costa 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Costa works over Morte with some ground and pound from guard.
Costa pushing down on Morte 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa lands with a punch from half guard.
Costa drops an elbow to the side of Morte 's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morte wants to improve his position but Costa is controlling well.
Costa wants to take a breather but Morte is having none of it. #T3##SUB#
Costa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Costa thows a huge punch but Morte dodges it nicely.
Costa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morte !
Morte keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Costa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Costa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Costa scoring with strikes but Morte is staying in there.
Morte is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T4#
Costa avoids the attempt from Morte to control.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Costa raining down shots from the mount!
Morte is bucking up trying to escape but Costa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Morte that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Costa lands a big shot there that rocks Morte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Costa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#ROC#
Morte is rocked!
Costa cracks Morte with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borrachinha Costa !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 25, 2018 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Morte misses the target.
Setsen Shizu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Setsen Shizu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morte has time to react.
Morte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Setsen Shizu lands a head shot.
Setsen Shizu moves away from the strike by Morte .
Setsen Shizu jabs Morte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Setsen Shizu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morte .
Morte misses the jab.
Morte looks to throw the jab but Setsen Shizu is out of range.
Setsen Shizu cracks Morte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morte misses with a hook to the body
and Setsen Shizu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morte misses with a looping right.
Setsen Shizu with a nice cross.
Pedro Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Setsen Shizu.#CL2#
Morte gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Setsen Shizu tries to throw a body punch but Morte avoids it by throwing Setsen Shizu back against the cage.
Morte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Setsen Shizu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morte backwards.
Setsen Shizu misses with a body punch.
Morte pushes Setsen Shizu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Morte on the inside.
Morte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morte 's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morte 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Setsen Shizu throws a punch but it's blocked by Morte .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Setsen Shizu.
Morte trying to land knees to the body.
Setsen Shizu misses with some punches.
Setsen Shizu misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morte .
Setsen Shizu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Setsen Shizu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morte presses Setsen Shizu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Setsen Shizu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morte slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Setsen Shizu.
Morte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Setsen Shizu backwards. #T2#
Morte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Setsen Shizu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morte 's elbow.
Morte 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Setsen Shizu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morte lands with a left to the head.
Setsen Shizu misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Setsen Shizu fails to land.
Morte lands a nice uppercut.
Morte lands a nice uppercut.
Morte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Setsen Shizu or not.
Morte missing with knees to the body.
Setsen Shizu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morte obliges.
Setsen Shizu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morte lands a nice uppercut.
Morte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morte working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Setsen Shizu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Setsen Shizu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morte blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Morte .
A head punch on the inside from Setsen Shizu fails to land.
Setsen Shizu blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Morte .
Setsen Shizu working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morte .
Morte pushes off an throws an elbow but Setsen Shizu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Setsen Shizu blocks an elbow strike.
Setsen Shizu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morte lands an uppercut.
Setsen Shizu takes a shot to the head.
Setsen Shizu throws a punch but it's blocked by Morte .
Morte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Setsen Shizu swings wildly with an uppercut but Morte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morte .
Setsen Shizu takes a shot to the head.
Setsen Shizu throws a punch but it's blocked by Morte .
Setsen Shizu dodges an elbow strike from Morte .
Morte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Setsen Shizu backwards.
Morte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Setsen Shizu backwards.
Setsen Shizu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Setsen Shizu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Setsen Shizu backwards.
Morte lands with a left to the head.
Morte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Setsen Shizu throws a head punch that misses.
Setsen Shizu takes a shot to the head.
Morte prevents a body shot from Setsen Shizu.
Setsen Shizu avoiding damage as Morte throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Morte .
Morte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Setsen Shizu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Setsen Shizu swings wildly with an uppercut but Morte uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Morte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Morte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Setsen Shizu.
Morte misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Setsen Shizu misses the target.
Morte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Setsen Shizu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Setsen Shizu throws a right hand that Morte ducks under and follows up with a left that Morte also avoids with ease.
Morte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morte swings for the body but Setsen Shizu moves out of range.
Setsen Shizu is looking for a counter combo.
Morte misses with a left hand
and Setsen Shizu counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Morte misses its intended target.
Setsen Shizu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Setsen Shizu slips a straight right by Morte .
Setsen Shizu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Setsen Shizu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morte looks to land a right hand but Setsen Shizu moved out of range.
Setsen Shizu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morte moves forwards but Setsen Shizu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Setsen Shizu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Setsen Shizu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morte .
Morte throws a jab but it's blocked by Setsen Shizu.
Morte avoids the body shot from Setsen Shizu.
Morte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Setsen Shizu.
Morte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL2#
Morte has Setsen Shizu up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Setsen Shizu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
A short uppercut from Morte .
Morte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morte misses with a knee strike.
Morte looking to throw knees to the head but Setsen Shizu is blocking nicely.
Morte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Setsen Shizu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Setsen Shizu.
Setsen Shizu tries a body shot but Morte blocks it.
Setsen Shizu tries a body shot but Morte blocks it.
A short uppercut from Morte .
Morte pushes off an throws an elbow but Setsen Shizu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Setsen Shizu fails to land.
Morte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Morte .
Morte scores with a shoulder strike.
Setsen Shizu tries a body shot but Morte blocks it.
Setsen Shizu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morte lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Setsen Shizu is rocked!
Morte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Setsen Shizus head.
Oh Setsen Shizu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Morte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Setsen Shizu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro Morte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Setsen Shizu backwards.
Setsen Shizu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morte s head.
Setsen Shizu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morte lands a body punch.
Morte effectively controlling the action here.
Setsen Shizu blocks an elbow strike from Morte .
Setsen Shizu takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Morte .
Still in the clinch, Morte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Setsen Shizu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morte dips a shoulder and cracks Setsen Shizu with a mighty uppercut! Setsen Shizu falls back against the cage and Morte unloads with a barrage of strikes! Setsen Shizu is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Morte screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Morte !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Morte just misses with a punch to the body.
Morte checks the leg kick.
Morte throws the kick towards the body but Kamara avoids it.
Kamara with the counter takedown but Morte avoids it easily.
Morte lands a glancing blow to the side of Kamara's head.
Kamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morte .
Morte misses with a wild body shot.
Pedro Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morte looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamara is just out of range.
Kamara shoots in and drives through. Morte sprawls well.
Morte misses with a straight left.
Kamara with the counter takedown but Morte avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Kamara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Morte finds it's way through Kamara's defenses.
A big right from Morte misses.
Morte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morte . Kamara does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Kamara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Kamara with that takedown attempt.
Kamara blocks a head kick by Morte .
Morte avoids the body shot from Kamara.
Morte throws a jab when Kamara was well out of range.
Kamara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morte lands a lovely overhand right.
Morte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
Nice takedown defense from Morte . No joy for Kamara on that attempt.
Pedro Morte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Kamara.
Kamara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kamara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pedro Morte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Morte clinches with his opponent.
Morte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T2##TD2#
Kamara has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Morte clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morte trying to get back to his feet but Kamara is in full control for now.
Morte controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
A lull in the action here.
Morte wants to escape the position.
Morte is trying to stand back up.
Kamara struggling to keep hold of the position.
#T3#
Morte wants to escape the position.
Kamara lands with a hammerfist to the side of Morte 's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Kamara is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Morte taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Kamara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manny Kamara!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Morte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morte . Dante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dante looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dante moves out of range as Morte strikes.
Dante looks for a takedown but Morte sprawls well.
Dante shoots for a double leg takedown but Morte sprawls well. He's pushed Dante's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dante wants to clinch up but Morte keeps it at a distance.
Dante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dante drops down looking for a counter takedown but Morte sprawls and moves away.
Dante staying out of range there.
Morte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morte throws a sloppy head kick and Dante moves out of range easily.
Morte looks to score with a jab to the body but Dante is just out of range.
Dante tries to clinch up but Morte circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Dante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morte misses with an elbow strike.
#BC#
Dante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morte swats away the attempt to clinch by Dante.
Dante shoots in but Morte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morte steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dante.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Dante. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Morte checks the leg kick.
Dante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Morte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dante is out of range.
Morte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morte misses with a looping right.
Morte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morte throws a jab but it's blocked by Dante.
Dante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morte .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dante.
Dante tries to clinch there but Morte circles away.
Dante moves in looking to clinch but Morte pushes him off.
Morte walks into a jab.
Dante moves in looking to clinch but Morte pushes him off.
Dante moves out of range of the strikes.
Dante appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morte scores with a jab to the head.
Pedro Morte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morte misses with a hook.
Morte throws a hook but Dante avoids it easily.
Dante feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Morte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dante moves in looking to clinch but Morte pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dante is defended easily by Morte .#T2#
Morte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morte swivels and escapes.
Jab from Morte .
Morte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dante walks into a left hand.
Dante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morte throws out the jab.
Dante tries to clinch up but Morte circles away and keeps his distance.
Morte keeps the fight on the outside.
Morte digs a good hook to Dante's body.
A swing and a miss from Morte .
Dante wants to clinch.
Morte misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Morte tries a head kick but it misses.
Dante feinted with a counter takedown.#CL2#
Morte clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Morte fails to land.
Morte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Dante controls the action.
Morte tries to land knees in the clinch but Dante avoids the damage to the body.
Morte misses with a punch on the inside.
Morte misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Morte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morte tries to throw a body punch but Dante avoids it by throwing Morte back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dante.
Morte is struggling to control the position.
Morte swings wildly with an uppercut but Dante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Morte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dante backwards.
Morte swings wildly with an uppercut but Dante uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Morte fails to land.
Morte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morte misses with a punch on the inside.
Dante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dante blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dante avoids it.
Dante blocks an uppercut.
Dante blocking some punches.
Morte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dante backwards.
Morte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Morte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Dante shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morte eats them both and turns towards Dante to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morte misses with a straight left.
Dante ducks under a wild hook from Morte .
Dante moves in looking to clinch but Morte pushes him off.
Morte is looking to land body kicks.
Morte loads up on a big right hand but Dante slips the punch.
Dante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dante there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morte throws an overhand right that lands on Dante's shoulder, as Dante tries to avoid the shot.
Dante doesn't manage to clinch there - Morte circles away.
#CL#
Dante has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morte fails to land.
Morte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Dante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morte keeps the fight on the outside.
Dante fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Morte gets tackled into the cage by Dante. Dante maintains the clinch.
Pedro Morte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morte lands an elbow that stopped Dante in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morte misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Dante managing to block the knees to the body from Morte .
#BC#
Dante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dante fails with the takedown.
Dante ducks under a wild hook from Morte .
A big left from Morte misses.
Dante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dante tries to clinch there but Morte circles away.
Morte throws an overhand right that lands on Dante's shoulder, as Dante tries to avoid the shot.
Dante changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Dante.
Dante slips under a jab.
Dante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morte .
Morte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dante closes the distance and clinches up with Morte , looking for a takedown. Dante pushes Morte against the cage but Morte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dante is looking to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dante fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Dante. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Dante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morte throws out the jab.
Dante wants to clinch up but Morte keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Morte .
Bruce Dante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante wants to clinch up but Morte keeps it at a distance.
Morte wants to counter with a clinch but Dante pushes him away.
Dante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morte swivels and escapes.
Morte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dante throws a head kick that misses.
Dante tries to clinch up but Morte circles away and keeps his distance.
Morte drops his hands momentarily and Dante takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dante moves away.
Morte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dante moves away.
Morte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morte tries a head kick but it misses.
Dante moves away from the strike by Morte .
Morte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Dante does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Morte misses the target.
Morte swats away the attempt to clinch by Dante.
Dante tries to clinch up but Morte circles away and keeps his distance.
Dante slips under a jab.
Dante defending well as Morte loads up on a big left hand.
Dante doesn't manage to clinch there - Morte circles away.
Dante fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Morte misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morte . Dante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro Morte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dante staying out of range there.
Morte swings for the body but Dante moves out of range.
Dante tries to clinch there but Morte circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morte . Dante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dante is looking to clinch but Morte is avoiding it.
Morte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dante tries to counter with a takedown but Morte is quick to defend against it.#T4#
Dante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morte missing with a left hand there. Dante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Dante manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morte on his heels. He'll look to pass Morte 's guard now, I'm sure.
Morte is looking to stand up but Dante isn't so interested in that idea.
Morte being controlled here, momentarily.
Morte is looking to stand up but Dante isn't so interested in that idea.
Dante pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morte is keeping the position for now.
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!
Dante stopping the sweep attempt from Morte .
Dante is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Morte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Dante tries to clinch up but Morte circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Morte misses.
Dante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morte swivels and escapes.
Dante lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dante tries to clinch but Morte moves out of range.
Morte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morte missing with a left hand there. Dante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morte looks to land a right hand but Dante moved out of range.
Dante slips a jab from Morte .
Dante misses with a body kick.
Dante staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morte .
Morte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dante was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morte throws out the jab.
Dante moves out of range as Morte strikes.
Morte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dante sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Dante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morte wants to counter with a clinch but Dante pushes him away.#CL#
Dante closes the distance and clinches.
Morte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dante backwards.
Morte pushes Dante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morte swings wildly with an uppercut but Dante uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morte .
Morte tries to work over Dante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morte has a couple of punches blocked by Dante.
Dante dodges an elbow strike from Morte .
Still in the clinch, Morte scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
Morte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morte lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Dante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dante slips under a jab from Morte .
Dante wants to clinch up but Morte keeps it at a distance.
Morte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Morte pushes Dante up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dante's elbow.
Morte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morte misses with an elbow strike.
Morte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Dante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pedro Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Morte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Morte as Dante shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Dante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dante tries to close the distance and clinch but Morte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morte throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Morte instigates a clinch. #BC#
Dante breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Morte .
Pedro Morte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dante tries to clinch but Morte is having none of it.
Dante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morte throws a big shot that misses.
Dante tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morte missing with a left hand there. Dante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dante has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morte finds it's way round the side to connect with Dante's head. #T4#
Dante moves out of range as Morte strikes.
Dante tries to clinch up but Morte circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Morte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morte tries to throw a body punch but Dante avoids it by throwing Morte back against the cage.
Morte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dante wants to take the fight to the mat but Morte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Dante controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Dante breaks from the clinch.
Morte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morte is looking to clinch.
Bruce Dante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Morte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Morte !
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Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Davro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morte throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Davro finds it's target.#CL#
Davro rushes Morte and presses him up against the cage.
Morte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Davro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morte eats them both and turns towards Davro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Davro tries to clinch up.
Davro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morte throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Davro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davro tries to clinch there but Morte circles away.
Morte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morte 's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davro was well out of range. Poor timing from Morte .
Davro throws a right hand that Morte ducks under and follows up with a left that Morte also avoids with ease.
Morte throws a right hand that misses
and Davro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Davro tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Morte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Davro drives through and clinches with Morte against the cage.
#BC#
Davro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Davro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morte at a distance.
Davro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davro.
Morte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morte dodges the punch combination from Davro.
Morte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davro with a body shot.
Davro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Morte misses.
Davro looks to score with a jab to the body but Morte is just out of range.
Davro slips a straight right by Morte .
Davro with a jab.
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!
Morte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Davro misses.
Davro misses with a two punch combination.
Pedro Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Davro gets tackled into the cage by Morte . Morte maintains the clinch. #T2#
Morte throws a head punch that misses.
Morte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davro takes a shot to the head.
Morte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davro is defending well for now.
Morte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morte works on Davro's body with a couple of short punches.
Morte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Morte .
Morte misses with some punches.
#BC#
Davro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davro throws a series of punches but Morte avoids them all with ease.
Davro looks to land a combination but Morte avoids it well. #T3#
Nice jab there from Davro.
Nice shot lands for Davro.
The fighters circling - Morte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Davro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Davro.
Davro is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Morte misses its intended target.
It looked like Davro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davro slips under a jab from Morte .
Davro wants to clinch.
Morte fails to land with a series of punches.
Davro looks to throw the jab but Morte is out of range.
Davro lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Morte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davro.
#CL2#
Morte clinches up against the cage.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Morte .
Morte throws a head punch that misses.
Davro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morte throws a punch but it's blocked by Davro.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morte lands with a light punch inside.
Morte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morte misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Davro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Morte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morte takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL2#
Morte closes the distance and clinches.
Morte working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Morte .
Morte throws a punch but it's blocked by Davro.
Morte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Davro dodges an elbow strike from Morte .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davro.
Davro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Morte .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davro blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davro. #T1#
Morte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morte working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morte .
Morte tries to land a knee to the head but Davro blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Davro breaks the clinch.
Morte misses with a looping right.
Davro throws a body shot but no joy.
Morte wants to counter with a clinch but Davro pushes him away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davro misses with an uppercut. Morte saw that one coming.
Morte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davro manages to avoid it.
Davro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davro throws a series of strikes that have Morte backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morte . Davro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davro lands with an uppercut that bounces Morte off the cage and back into range.
Morte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morte throws a poor cross that misses
and Davro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davro misses with a two punch combination.
Morte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morte looks to land a right hand but Davro moved out of range.
Morte throws a jab when Davro was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Morte misses the target.
The fighters circling - Morte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morte throws a jab but it's blocked by Davro.
Davro connects with a body shot that sends Morte 's belly button to the back.
Davro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice cross by Davro.
Davro slips under a jab from Morte .
Robert Davro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morte throws a jab but it's blocked by Davro.
Morte throws a jab when Davro was well out of range.
Morte just misses with a punch to the body.
Morte throws out a powerful jab.
Morte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davro.
Morte throws the left hand but Davro avoids the punch easily.
Morte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
Morte misses with a looping right.
As Morte looks to move away, Davro throws a big counter combo but Morte just gets out of the way.
Morte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morte was well out of range. Poor timing from Davro.
A slow jab from Morte misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Morte misses its intended target.
Morte throws a head kick but Davro moves out of range.
Davro misses with a hook.
Morte cracks Davro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morte . Davro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davro slips a straight right by Morte .#CL#
Davro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morte misses with the head strike.
Davro blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Davro breaks from the clinch.
#T4#
Davro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morte .
Davro slips a jab from Morte .#CL2#
Morte has Davro up against the cage in a clinch.
Morte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Davro breaks from the clinch.
Morte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morte missing with a left hand there. Davro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davro tries to clinch but Morte moves out of range. #CL2#
Morte moves into the clinch successfully.
Davro managing to block the knees to the body from Morte .
Davro blocks an uppercut.
Morte throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Davro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morte throws a body punch but Davro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Morte 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Morte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robert Davro is winning the standup battle so far.
Davro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morte manages to avoid it.
Morte steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davro.
Davro misses with a two punch combination.
Morte misses with a body shot
and Davro counters with a two punch combo.
Morte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davro manages to avoid it.
Morte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davro.
Morte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morte looks to score with a jab to the body but Davro is just out of range.
Davro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Davro fails to land with a series of punches.
Davro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morte eats them both and turns towards Davro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Davro.
#CL2#
Davro tries to keep at a distance but Morte has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedro Morte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morte .
Morte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morte misses with the head strike.
Morte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davros head.
Morte lands a shot to the body.
Morte lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Morte .
Davro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Still in the clinch, Morte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morte throws a punch but it's blocked by Davro.
Morte working aggressively here.
Morte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davro blocks it with crossed arms.
Morte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davro's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davro.
Morte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morte lands a right hand.
A short left from Morte .
A bit of stalling here from Morte .
A body shot lands from Morte .
Morte tries to throw a body punch but Davro avoids it by throwing Morte back against the cage. #T3#
Davro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morte lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morte . #BC#
Davro manages to break the clinch.
Morte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morte .
Davro works over Morte 's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Morte clinches up against the cage.
Morte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morte tries a knee to the head but Davro blocks it.
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!
Morte lands a hook that snaps the head of Davro backwards. #T4#
Davro avoiding damage as Morte throws knees to the body.
Morte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Morte fails to land.
Morte pushes off an throws an elbow but Davro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Davro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morte throws a right hand that misses
and Davro counters with a stiff right hand.
Morte looks to land a right hand but Davro moved out of range.
Davro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Morte moves into the clinch.
Morte misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Morte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morte 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Morte !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Morte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD#
Curtis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Curtis showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morte is trying is best to control the position here.
Morte is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morte keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #SUB#
Curtis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Curtis is trying to work for a kimura but Morte is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis is looking to take a break and control but Morte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Curtis not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Curtis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Curtis. #SUB#
Curtis is working for a kimura but Morte is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Curtis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morte is looking to escape.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Curtis seems to be working for a kimura but Morte defends the submission attempt.
Curtis trying to control the action but Morte is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morte can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Morte is defending against the submission attempts here by Curtis.
Morte is trying is best to control the position here. #T3#
Curtis working over Morte with some ground and pound. Morte looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morte preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Morte tries to get to full guard but Curtis has control of the leg. #SUB#
Curtis is working for a submission of some sort.
Curtis is nestled in close to Morte , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Curtis controlling the action here.#T4#
Morte is staying active underneath Curtis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morte tries to kick Curtis off but Curtis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Curtis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morte wants to get back to full guard.
Morte wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Curtis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morte defends it well.
Morte tries to roll over but Curtis keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Curtis is working for a kimura but Morte is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Curtis is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Curtis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Morte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis looks for a takedown but Morte sprawls well.
Morte tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Curtis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morte tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Curtis is in Morte 's guard.
Curtis wants to control from the top but Morte keeps moving. #SUB#
Curtis drops back looking for a leg! Morte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morte manages to kick Curtis off! Curtis jumps back into Morte 's guard.
Curtis tries to free his leg and advance position but Morte is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Curtis drops back looking for a leg! Morte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morte manages to kick Curtis off! Curtis jumps back into Morte 's guard.
Morte pulls Curtis in close to his closed guard and prevents Curtis from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1##SUB#
Curtis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morte wants to sweep but no luck.
Curtis tries to free his leg and advance position but Morte is retaining full guard.
Curtis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morte 's guard.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morte can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Curtis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morte has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Curtis wants to work for an arm triangle but Morte is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Curtis prevents Morte from standing back up.
Morte is controlling Curtis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Morte wants to get back to his feet.
Curtis trying to control from half guard but Morte is working away.
Morte won't allow Curtis to pass to mount.
Curtis is trying to control. Morte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Curtis prevents Morte from standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Curtis with the ground and pound but Morte uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curtis cracks Morte with a solid left hand.
Curtis wants to pass the guard but Morte is keeping the position.#T3#
Morte pulls Curtis in close to prevent any damage.
Morte keeping moving, preventing Curtis from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Curtis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Curtis working some strikes from top position.
Morte wants to stand up but Curtis is controlling him.
Curtis trying to control the position from guard on top but Morte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curtis stands and throws Morte 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morte is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Morte is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Curtis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morte tries to buck Curtis off but Curtis is having none of it.
Jeremy Curtis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Who's going to make the next move?
Morte is not content to let Curtis control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Curtis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Curtis dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Nice sprawl there from Morte as Curtis shoots in.
Morte tries to counter with a clinch but Curtis shakes him off and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Curtis.
Morte tries to counter by closing the distance.
Curtis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morte wants to counter the offense by Curtis and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Morte .
Morte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Morte throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis avoids the head kick by Morte .
#TD#
Curtis gets the takedown into side control. #SUB#
Curtis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T1#
Morte is trying to get back to his feet.
Curtis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Curtis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morte parries the strikes from Curtis easily there. Curtis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morte to escape.
Curtis working away.
Morte is trying to buck Curtis off.
Morte is looking to regain half guard here but Curtis keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Curtis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Curtis is looking to take a break and control but Morte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pedro Morte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Morte is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Curtis is controlling him well.#SUB#
Curtis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morte has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Curtis is trying to get an arm triangle but Morte is defending well. #SUB#
Curtis tries for a kimura but Morte is defending well. #SUB#
Curtis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Curtis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Curtis trying to control the action but Morte is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Curtis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Curtis trying to control the action but Morte is working from the bottom.
Morte dodges the ground and pound from Curtis.#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.
Curtis trying to control the action but Morte is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Curtis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Curtis trying to control the position but Morte is working away.
Curtis is really struggling to control Morte but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morte can't do much from the bottom here.
Morte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curtis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Morte throws a punch from the bottom, which has left him a bit exposed here… Curtis has an arm triangle now. This could be big trouble for Morte . He's out! He's out cold! The ref pulls Curtis off and Curtis celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeremy Curtis!
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