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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2018 |
#R1# Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one. Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Young. Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat. Anderson Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Young. Young closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T1# Young slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
#CL# Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Young tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position. Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Shawn Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan is looking to counter with head kicks. Young throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily. Morgan moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
#T2# Young tries to clinch up. Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one. Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away. Young looks winded! Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Young fails in his attempt to clinch. Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Young. Young throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease. Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3##TD# Morgan scores with a takedown into Young's guard. Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control. Morgan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2# Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily. Young is striking from the bottom but Morgan uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.#T4# Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Young tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control. Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Young moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Morgan 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##CL2# Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him. Young taking a breather.#TD2# Young drags the fight down to the ground.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound. Morgan postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morgan wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving. Young is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture. Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely. #T1# Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan. Young looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Young tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young. Morgan is looking for a counter combo.#T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Morgan stuffs the takedown. Young scores with a jab. Young doesn't succeed with the takedown and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Anderson Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Young. Young is breathing heavily.#CL2# Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3##TD# Morgan pulls guard. #SUB# Morgan has his foot on Young's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Young works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2# Young drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morgan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morgan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morgan! #REVR##ES2# Young throws Morgan to one side and escapes! Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Young shoots in. Young throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2# Young closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage. Young is looking for a takedown.#T4# Young looking to stall.
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Morgan is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage. Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD# Morgan pulls guard. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now. Young wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Morgan will probably get the nod. 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# Young fails with a takedown attempt. Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Young fails in his attempt to clinch. Morgan throws a quick counter head kick but Young was just out of range. Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Morgan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Anderson Morgan is winning the standup battle so far. Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat. Morgan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Young fails to land the takedown. Anderson Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Young. Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1# Morgan leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young. Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young shoots in but no luck this time. Young shoots and misses and Morgan counters with a one-two to the body. #TD# Morgan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Young wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morgan manages to pass to side control. #T2##REVB# Morgan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Morgan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Morgan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB# Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Young tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.#T3# Morgan lands with a punch from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Morgan prevents Young from improving his position. Morgan is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Morgan thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?#T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Young is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SU# Morgan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Young tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Young tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Young shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Young throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it. Morgan throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Young. Shawn Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Anderson Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Young gets off balance looking for a body kick and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight! Anderson Morgan showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Morgan!
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