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Event:
RFLFN-23 Bartoli Vs. Snowdon
Date: Apr 17, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Morus darts in and clinches James up against the cage.#BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James cracks Morus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James lands an overhand right.
James looks to throw the jab but Morus is out of range.
Morus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morus defending well as James loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Morus clinches with his opponent.
James told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Morus is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morus slips a straight right by James.
Morus misses with a takedown
and Morus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morus doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
#CL#
Morus has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James throws a shot from downtown. Morus moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Morus misses with a low kick as James jumps back.
James misses the shot to the body.
James misses with a looping left.
Morus tries to clinch but James is having none of it. #CL#
Morus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from James.#BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James circles away from the clinch attempt
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James sizes up Morus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Morus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Morus has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
#BC#
Morus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gargan Morus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morus tries to clinch there but James circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James jabs at Morus's body.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Morus on that attempt.
James throws out a counter right but Morus avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gargan Morus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James scores with the left hand. Morus knows he should have avoided that one.
Morus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James 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.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morus is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and James moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam James!
Liam James decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Gargan Morus stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Event:
RFLFN-17 SSH vs. Fu Leng
Date: Mar 06, 2019 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Heydrich. Morus does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morus! But no joy.
Heydrich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heydrich catches Morus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morus looks to land a left hand but Heydrich moved out of range nicely.
Heydrich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Reinhard Heydrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morus swings for the body but Heydrich moves out of range.
Heydrich seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heydrich misses with an uppercut
enabling Morus to counter with a crisp jab.
Heydrich throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich cracks Morus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morus just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Heydrich as he connects with a hook.
Heydrich throws a sloppy head kick and Morus moves out of range easily. #T1#
Morus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#ROC#
Morus is rocked!
Morus blocks a head kick by Heydrich.
Morus is still on wobbly legs! Can Heydrich finish him?
Heydrich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morus seems to have recovered his senses.
Morus misses with a lunging right hand
and Heydrich counters with a straight that turns Morus's legs to rubber! Heydrich pushes forward with more strikes and Morus goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reinhard Heydrich!
An intense looking Reinhard Heydrich took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Tick tock motherfuckers. Tick fucking tock.'.
In defeat, Gargan Morus stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Event:
RFLFN-14 Allison vs. Woods
Date: Feb 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Santoro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santoro misses with an uppercut. Morus saw that one coming.
Santoro throws a big shot that misses.
Santoro takes a swing at Morus's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Morus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morus looks to land a right hand but Santoro moved out of range.
Santoro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santoro misses with a body shot
and Morus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Nicky Santoro has been cut.
Morus misses with a lunging right hand
and Santoro counters with a two punch combo.
Santoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morus was well out of range. Poor timing from Santoro.
A little jabbing left from Morus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro looks to throw the jab but Morus is out of range.
Santoro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santoro swings widly with a right hand
and Morus counters with a stiff right hand.
Santoro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santoro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morus under the eye.#T1#
Morus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santoro.
It seemed like Morus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santoro throws a sloppy body shot
and Morus counters with a big right hand! Oh Santoro is in trouble here! Morus follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gargan Morus!
A relieved looking Gargan Morus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
RFL-60 Orndorf vs. Antonovich
Date: Jan 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morus.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Morus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morus misses with some punches.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Morus controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morus.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Morus swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morus backwards. #T1#
Morus working aggressively here.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Morus.
A head punch on the inside from Morus fails to land.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Burns.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morus.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Burns digs a right hand into Morus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morus's gas tank.
Morus working aggressively here.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Morus.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morus backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Morus.
Morus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moruss head. #ROC#
Morus is rocked!
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Morus.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Morus misses with some punches.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morus is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns misses with the head strike.
Morus misses with a punch on the inside.
Morus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Morus.
Morus blocks an uppercut.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Morus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morus seems to have recovered his senses.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Morus controls his hands.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Morus breaks from the clinch.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Morus swings widly with a right hand
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Morus throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morus moves away.#T3#
Burns swings for the body but Morus moves out of range.
Morus throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morus misses with a straight right.
A big left from Morus misses.
As Morus looks to move away, Burns throws a big counter combo but Morus just gets out of the way.
Morus loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Morus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Morus unleashes a big counter combination but Burns bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T4#
Burns misses with an uppercut
letting Morus counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Morus swings widly with a right hand
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morus walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Morus limp body while Burns jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Burns!
Cornelius Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Gargan Morus spoke after the fight, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Event:
RFL-57 Allison vs. Heavyweight
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice cross by Antonovich.
Antonovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Morus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonovich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morus! But no joy.
Antonovich throws a looping overhand right but Morus ducks down to avoid it.
Antonovich misses with a looping left.
Antonovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morus.
It looked like Antonovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Antonovich lands with a straight right. Morus didn't see that one coming.
Good shot there by Antonovich.#ROC#
Morus is rocked!
Morus circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Antonovich. Morus falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Antonovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petr Antonovich!
A very excited looking Petr Antonovich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Gargan Morus stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Event:
UCF 15 Morus v Parker
Date: Nov 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Morus slips a straight right by Parker.
Morus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Morus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.#TD2#
Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Parker there.
Morus's coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morus's head.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morus is controlling Parker's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Morus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morus.
Parker being controlled here momentarily.
Morus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Parker cracks Morus with a solid left hand.
Parker postures up in Morus's guard and throws a big left but Morus blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morus is pulling down on Parker's head. It's preventing any offense from Parker, at least for the moment.
Parker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morus is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
Morus has Parker pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Morus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morus pulls Parker in to control the position.
Parker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Morus looking for a triangle here. Parker is fighting it but it looks tight! Morus pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Parker is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gargan Morus!
Gargan Morus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
UCF 10
Date: Oct 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Popkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Popkov looks to land a left hand but Morus moved out of range nicely.
Popkov lands a head shot.
Popkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Popkov.
Popkov moves out of range as Morus strikes.
Popkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Morus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morus throws out a loose jab but Popkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popkov blocks a jab.
Morus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morus misses with a looping left.
Popkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Popkov thinking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Popkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Morus misses.
Popkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Popkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Popkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
Popkov connects with the punch.
Popkov misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Morus misses the target.
Popkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Morus counter with a right hand.
Popkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Popkov lands with a hook. Morus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popkov misses with a two punch combination.
Morus misses with a hook. Popkov ducked under it nicely.
Popkov unleashes a big counter combination but Morus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Popkov misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Morus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mikhail Popkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popkov swinging wildly here.
Morus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Popkov throws a right hand that misses
and Morus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Popkov moves away from the strike by Morus.
Popkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Popkov misses with a hook to the body
and Morus counters with a stiff right hand.
Popkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Popkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morus scrambles back to his feet.#T3#
Popkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Morus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Popkov finds it's target.
Popkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morus looks to land a right hand but Popkov moved out of range.
Morus staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Morus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Popkov lands the left hand.
Popkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morus.
Popkov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Morus misses the shot to the body.
Popkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Popkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Morus misses the target.
Popkov takes a swing at Morus's ribcage but misses.
Popkov works Morus's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Popkov.#T4#
Morus moves out of range of the strikes.
Morus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popkov throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morus avoids the body shot from Popkov.
Popkov looks to land a left hand but Morus moved out of range nicely.
Morus scores with a nice right hand.
Popkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Popkov.
Popkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popkov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Popkov avoids the body shot from Morus.
Popkov throws a counter combo.
Morus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Popkov 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#
Some wild striking there from Popkov.
Popkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Popkov scores with a nice strike.
Popkov throws a right hand that Morus ducks under and follows up with a left that Morus also avoids with ease.
Popkov misses with a wild body shot.
Morus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popkov throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popkov manages to avoid it.
Popkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popkov unleashes a big counter combination but Morus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Popkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Morus ducks right into an uppercut from Popkov. #KD2#
Popkov drops Morus with a beautiful combination! Morus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Popkov is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Morus is rocked!
Popkov throws an uppercut from hell that sends Morus clean off his feet! He's out cold! Popkov stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Popkov!
A victorious Mikhail Popkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Gargan Morus stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Event:
UCF 4: Contest of Dreams
Date: Sep 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Tsuruta throws an overhand right that lands on Morus's shoulder, as Morus tries to avoid the shot.
Morus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morus.
Morus tries to move into range but Tsuruta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morus walks into a stiff left hand from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tsuruta in his tracks.
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morus.
It looked like Morus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Tsuruta moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta can't find room to land a body shot as Morus controls the action.
Tsuruta misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Morus lands with a light punch inside.
Tsuruta lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1##BC#
Morus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT#
It looks like Tomomisan Tsuruta has been cut.
Morus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morus slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Morus is looking to counter punch.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut
and Morus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Morus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta misses with a left hand
and Morus counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Tsuruta is rocked!
Tsuruta gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Morus points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tsuruta wakes up just in time to hear Morus thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gargan Morus!
An out of breath Gargan Morus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E08
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Panda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morus throws a poor cross that misses
and Panda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Morus is just out of range.
Morus scores with a decent looking hook.
Morus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dreamiest Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Panda's head.
Panda misses with a right hand
letting Morus counter with a right hand.
Morus slips under a jab from Panda.
Morus cracks a nice hook into Panda's ribs.
Morus throws out a powerful jab.
Morus cracks a nice hook into Panda's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda swings for the body but Morus moves out of range.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Morus.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morus.
Morus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
Morus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Panda looks to throw the jab but Morus is out of range.
Morus moves out of range of the strikes.
Morus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Panda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panda connects with a jab.
Panda lunges at Morus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morus's hand.
Morus ducks under a wild hook from Panda.
Morus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panda with a body shot.
Panda lands a jab to Morus's midsection.
Panda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Morus cracks Panda with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Morus.
Nice shot by Panda.
Morus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
Panda staying out of range there.
Panda throws a sloppy body shot
and Morus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Panda throws a body punch but Morus moves out of range. #T2#
Panda scores with a jab. Morus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Morus.#CL#
Panda pushes Morus up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Morus.
Still in the clinch, Morus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Panda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panda tries to throw a body punch but Morus avoids it by throwing Panda back against the cage.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Morus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Morus.
Morus has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
#BC2#
Morus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morus throws a looping overhand right but Panda ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Morus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morus avoids the body shot from Panda.
Panda throws a body punch but Morus moves out of range. #T3#
Panda throws a jab when Morus was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Morus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morus.
Morus misses with a looping left.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morus moves away.
Morus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Morus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gargan Morus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
Panda scores with a jab to the body.
Panda tries to clinch up
and Morus counters with a straight right hand.
Panda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Panda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morus misses with a straight left.
Panda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Panda swings for the body but Morus moves out of range.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Panda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda throws a big shot that misses.
Panda throws a lazy uppercut
and Panda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Morus lands.
Donk. Panda catches Morus right on the button with a cross.
Morus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Morus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morus throws a looping overhand right but Panda ducks down to avoid it. #T5#
Morus looks to land a right hand but Panda moved out of range.
A big left from Morus misses.
Panda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morus! But no joy.
Morus ducks under a wild hook from Panda.
Panda misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
Morus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panda stuns Morus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Panda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morus was well out of range. Poor timing from Panda.
Morus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T6#
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Morus misses with a lunging right hand
and Panda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morus's head.
Morus just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
Morus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morus looks to land a left hand but Panda moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Panda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Panda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morus throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Morus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Morus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panda misses with a straight right.
Panda misses with a right hand
and Morus counters with a nice uppercut. #T7#
A big left from Morus misses.
Panda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Panda wants to clinch.
Morus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
A little jabbing left from Morus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Panda misses.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Morus counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Morus counters with a big right hand! Oh Panda is in trouble here! Morus follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gargan Morus!
Gargan Morus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E07
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Morus digs a good hook to Kozlov's body.
Morus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kozlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL2#
Kozlov gets a clinch.
Morus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov keeps control of Morus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kozlovs head.
A short body shot lands from Kozlov as the two fighters clinch.
Morus misses with the head strike.
Kozlov lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Morus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Morus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Morus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Morus.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Morus.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Morus blocks it.
A short right from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlov.
#ROC2#
Morus is rocked!#BC#
Morus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oh Morus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kozlov drops Morus with a huge uppercut! Morus drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kozlov is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Kozlov!
A relieved looking Kenji Kozlov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Gargan Morus spoke after the fight, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E06
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Pierre is looking to clinch. #CL#
Pierre clinches with his opponent.
Morus misses with the head strike.
Morus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Morus misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morus.
Pierre jumps guard but Morus stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morus lands a shoulder strike. #TD#
Pierre pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Morus defends easily.
Morus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Morus from standing up.
Pierre is controlling Morus's posture.
Morus tries to stand but Pierre is controlling from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morus wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pierre has his hands on Morus's head, controlling the position.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morus tries to stand but Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
Morus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #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.
Morus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morus wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morus is aware though and is defending well.
Morus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pierre is proving hard to escape from. #T3##SUB#
Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morus stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
Morus wanted to stand there but Pierre had control of the position.
Morus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pierre is trying to keep Morus in close.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Pierre clinches with his opponent.
#T4#
Morus lands a shoulder strike.
Morus misses with the head strike.
Morus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but Morus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morus lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Morus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antoine Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Morus.
Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Morus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Antoine Pierre has been cut.#CL#
Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Morus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morus smiles and moves away.
Pierre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morus connects with a jab.
Morus jabs Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Morus.#CL#
Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Morus in a clinch.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morus to keep the fight standing.#T5#
Morus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre. #BC2#
Morus breaks from the clinch.
Pierre wants to clinch
and Morus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Morus misses its intended target.
Pierre blocks a jab.
Morus cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Morus.#ROC2#
Pierre is rocked!
Morus walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pierre drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Morus swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pierre's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gargan Morus!
Our winner, Gargan Morus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E05
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Morus loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Morus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morus misses with a straight right.
Gargan Morus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morus.
Morus loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
Morus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Souza scores with a jab. Morus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from De Souza misses.
Morus misses with a straight left.
Morus throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Morus.
Morus lands a jab.#ROC#
De Souza is rocked!
De Souza dodges the punch combination from Morus.
#T1#
De Souza looks up at the clock. Bad move! Morus lands a right hand from hell, dropping De Souza. Morus pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gargan Morus!
A relieved looking Gargan Morus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E04
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Cailloux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morus misses with a hook
#TD#
and Cailloux counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cailloux working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Cailloux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cailloux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Cailloux is working for a kimura but Morus is defending it quite comfortably.
Cailloux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morus is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morus can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Cailloux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cailloux 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.
Morus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Jungle -Apply Within. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T1#
Cailloux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morus defending well though.
Cailloux is looking to take a break and control but Morus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cailloux prevents Morus from standing back up.
Morus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morus is refusing to be controlled, as Cailloux sits in half guard.
Cailloux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cailloux wants to control but Morus is keeping him busy.
Cailloux stops Morus from getting back to his feet.
Morus won't allow Cailloux to pass to mount. #SUB#
Cailloux is looking for a kimura here.
Morus tries to kick Cailloux off but Cailloux keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Cailloux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morus defends it well.
Morus looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T2##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cailloux is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morus throws the left hand but Cailloux avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Cailloux throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morus was covering up waiting for the punch and Cailloux finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cailloux stops Morus from standing up.
Morus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cailloux stops Morus from standing up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cailloux scoring with some ground and pound.
Cailloux sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cailloux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morus is keeping the position for now.
Morus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3##SUB#
Cailloux drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morus! #REVB#
Cailloux is looking to reverse the position.
Cailloux manages to get back to half guard.
Cailloux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cailloux is refusing to be controlled, as Morus sits in half guard.
Cailloux wants to get back to full guard.
Morus trying to control from half guard but Cailloux is working away. #T4#
Morus tries to stand and escape but Cailloux is controlling the position.
Cailloux regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Cailloux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morus postures up.
Morus trying to control but Cailloux is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Morus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cailloux seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morus wants to stand but Cailloux is controlling his posture from full guard. #T5##SUB#
Cailloux has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cailloux is proving hard to escape from.
Morus trying to control the position from guard on top but Cailloux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cailloux throws a jab when Morus was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Morus.
Cailloux half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cailloux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morus counters with a nice uppercut.
Cailloux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Morus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cailloux tries for a takedown but Morus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cailloux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Morus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T6#
Cailloux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morus finds it's way round the side to connect with Cailloux's head.
Morus slips a jab from Cailloux.
A little jabbing left from Morus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cailloux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morus.
Morus drops Cailloux with a huge uppercut! Cailloux drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Morus is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gargan Morus!
A victorious Gargan Morus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E03
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Morus with a jab.
Grayce walks into a straight right hand from Morus.
Morus avoids a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Morus.
Morus tests Grayce 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Morus.
Morus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#KD#
Morus drops Grayce with a beautiful combination! Grayce stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morus is looking for the KO!#CUT#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC#
Grayce is rocked!
Morus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayce .
Morus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grayce .
Morus looks to throw the jab but Grayce is out of range.
Morus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grayce loads up on a big right hand but Morus slips the punch.
Grayce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grayce 's coach down at The Good Stuff was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grayce 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grayce misses with a hook.
Morus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morus scores with a jab.
Morus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Morus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grayce 's head.
Morus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayce .
Morus scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Grayce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morus!
Morus tries to escape but Grayce is in control.
Morus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grayce connects with a decent elbow.
Morus is trying to control Grayce 's posture but Grayce avoids it.
Grayce in side control, throwing shots but Morus defends.
Morus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grayce is controlling him well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Morus tries to improve position but can't.
Grayce connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morus some visible discomfort.
Grayce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morus keeps working.
Morus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grayce is controlling him well.#T2#
Grayce cracks Morus with a big elbow.
Morus trying to remain calm as Grayce controls from the top position.
Morus pushes Grayce away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Grayce gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morus is trying to get back to half guard.
Morus on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grayce wants to control but Morus is keeping him busy.
Grayce misses with the ground and pound.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morus down.
Grayce working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grayce scores with punches from side control.
Morus is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Grayce throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grayce in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morus taking a bit of punishment here - Grayce scoring with strikes.
Grayce landing a few strikes.
Morus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grayce has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morus is trying to control Grayce 's posture but Grayce avoids it.
Morus is not content to let Grayce control the position.
Grayce cracks Morus with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC2#
Morus is rocked!#T4#
Grayce lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morus down.
Oh Morus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grayce cracks Morus with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Grayce immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Morus is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Grayce !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Gargan Morus spoke after the fight, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E01
Date: May 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Huisbrink looks to throw the jab but Morus is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Morus as he connects with a hook.
Morus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huisbrink lands an overhand right.
Morus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huisbrink swings widly with a right hand
and Morus counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Ruud Huisbrink has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Huisbrink.#ROC#
Morus is rocked!
Huisbrink throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morus is still on wobbly legs! Can Huisbrink finish him?
Morus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huisbrink manages to avoid it.
Morus seems to have recovered his senses.
Morus cracks Huisbrink with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morus is looking to clinch.
Huisbrink throwing a counter right hand but Morus manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morus ducks under a wild hook from Huisbrink.
Huisbrink misses with a hook.
Morus lands a nice shot that snaps Huisbrink's head back.
Huisbrink throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Morus.
Morus cracks Huisbrink with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morus thuds his right hand into Huisbrink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#
Ruud Huisbrink's cut is getting worse.
Morus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huisbrink moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC2#
Huisbrink is rocked!#T1#
Morus cracks Huisbrink with a hook to the temple - Huisbrink is on wobbly legs here! Morus swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Huisbrink falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Morus wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gargan Morus!
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